Mon Oct 16, 2006, 07:36pm
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Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve
As Garth pointed out, the runner had a better chance of avoiding the collision than did F3, because he was looking straight ahead at the play, while F3 was coming down to the ground after looking at, and attempting to catch, the baseball.
At any level, the fielder has the right to field the ball, even if it is in the middle of the runner's baseline.
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So you're suggesting that the burden was on the runner to avoid the fielder who was fielding a THROWN ball? That's a new one on me.
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