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Originally Posted by mcrowder
What are you looking for in print. No one is breaking any rules. PS - your suggestion to call time may not be valid - I would not allow a timeout with runners in play unless and until everything was entirely motionless.
The defense's best "play" here if they don't want to get the easy out in RF is to simply pitch. Very likely double play if the batter puts the ball in play with a runner way out there.
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I understand all that you're saying and I also agree with you...my only question is how to explain this to a coach while using MLB rules...after all, we, as umpires, know it's okay...but what in the rules states that it is okay or is not okay. I read rule 7 with regard to the runner and the only thing I could find is as long as a play isn't being made on the runner that he can't violate the baseline rule...is that it? once a play is made on him the runner must head one way or another?
Again, I understand it...but when the politely coach comes out to discuss teh call after asking for, and being granted time...I think we owe him a better explanation than simply saying "that's how it is coach..."
Thank you for your previous post.