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Originally posted by jicecone
ok guys then what about the Note in the "2002 Baseball Rules Interpretations Pre-Season Bullentin" , Page 3 "unless the defense makes a valid appeal the umpire will ignore the base running infraction".
An accidental appeal is VALID What the above is stating is that the Umpire will no longer AUTOMATICALLY call out a runner (as in the past) when they miss a base.
Valid Appeals:
1. Live Ball, which includes accidental as when B1 misses first base. and
2. Dead Ball
IMO, you are getting hung up on the word VALID.
The FED should have kept the old rule but that is my opinion. As stated, we will have to wait until the end of the season to fully comment on the NEW rule. There are many NEW rules that when first introduced appear to be "jokes".
Remember way back, when the DH rule came into prominence, many were opposed to that ruling as well. On the surface as another poster said, it doesn't appear the FED took time in redefining the NEW rule.
IMO, they should have
A. Kept is the "old way" or
B. Simply adopted the OBR wording
As the season gets into "full bloom" I'm sure we will hear some "horror" stories about this new rule. As they say - STAY TUNED
Pete Booth
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