Mon Jun 25, 2007, 03:36pm
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Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve
(7) J/R says, on obstruction without a play, even though the ball does not become immediately dead..."the ball becomes dead if a fielder possesses the ball and actually tags the protected runner, or forces him into a rundown..." That is what happened in this play...however, U2 did not call time, but rather he called R1 "out". This is where they caused a lot of confusion.
Lawump,
Doesn't this mean that U2 should have called "Time" as soon as the rundown with R1 began, when R2 was 2/3 of the way to third base? Why would he need to wait until a tag was applied, since the obstructed runner was now being played upon in a rundown?
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That's Roder's take anyway. The MLBUM says that time is to be called as soon as a previously obstructed runner is tagged out.
Tim.
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