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Originally Posted by Dakota
As to the play I quoted above, it is not such a mystery and surely does not require Rule 10 to resolve. BR is out for entering the dugout during a live ball. One out. Any other runner who touched her next base cannot be appealed for an out. Any runner who touched home scores, unless at least two other runners did not touch and were properly appealed. Since the umpires left so quickly, no appeal was possible. Since the umpires had left the field, no protest was possible. But, getting into the appeal/protest issue can be completely avoided so long as R1 touched home and either R2 or R3 touched their next base. Run scored, game was over, nothing to appeal or protest that would make any difference.
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I completely agree.
BTW, has anyone notice that the game started at 9:00pm and went 11 innings? Do any of you wonder why the umpires left the field? 
I'm hoping they knew they had a winner and that the BR not touching first didn't matter, as opposed to just wanting to get the 'H' out of there.
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Mark
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