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Originally Posted by bob jenkins
I think the case play I cited has some criteria (but I don't have the books handy right now).
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Bob,
The only relevant case play I could find was 8.4.2D
The "criteria" offered is:
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Upon reaching base a runner abandons his effort when he leaves the baseline. (8-4-2p)
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IMHO, that's too freakin' stupid for words.
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DG,
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1. FPSR - slide or avoid the play. He was close enough to the bag to see he was out on FP.
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As I said in my original post on this thread, the wording of the rule (as well as the case play Bob J. referenced) would support a call of an FPSR violation - or not. It seems that DG interprets the proper application to be, the rule applies if the runner is close enough to see he is out on the force. Not an unreasonable interpretation to my mind. However, I prefer the equally supportable interpretation that the runner is constrained by the rule when he is close enough to his forced to base that he could be initiating his slide.
I just wish FED would state in plain language under what conditions they want the rule applied. The case play makes it clear that if the runner is "less than halfway" to his "forced to" base, he is NOT constrained by the FPSR. In the sitch posed, the runner is "more than 3/4's" of the way to his forced to base. If I'm making the call, it's nothing. If DG is making the call, the BR is out as well as the R1.
I don't know which call the powers that be at FED would prefer.
JM