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Originally Posted by CoachJM
Bob,
If only it were so clear to me.
So, I would agree that this interp is a step in the right direction. It suggests to me that a runner who is "not even halfway" to his forced-to base is not subject to the constraints of the FPSR.
What it doesn't say terribly clearly is at what point of advance the runner is subject to the constraints. I guess the best we have is at the stage of advance where he might reasonably be "expected to slide".
In Carl's play #10, the runner is "perhaps 30 feet" from 2B when hit with the throw. Now I would concur with Bob that the above Situation #3 does make a "no FPSR" call supportable.
On the other hand, Carl's suggested ruling (i.e. "double play" for FPSR violation) is also supportable under the situation. Because the runner is "more than halfway" when he "altered the play".
God forbid this happens in one of my games; but, if it does, I'm gonna go with Bob's suggested ruling. I just wish they'd be a little clearer about what they meant.
JM
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As you suggested its not going to happen very often, but if it does I would guess based on what we have read that it will all come down to the umpires judgement of 1)whether it was intentional or not or 2) was he close enough to the base to warrant a slide.
That's a tough call.
Thanks
David