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Old Wed Jun 27, 2007, 06:21am
IRISHMAFIA IRISHMAFIA is offline
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Originally Posted by jimpiano
So you are saying that, for example, in a co-ed slow pitch game with a light hitting batter and the outfield pulled way in, with runners at first and second, that a ground ball to the shortstop that is not touched while going through legs and hits a runner behind the shortstop , the runner should be called out because a nearby outfielder had a chance to make a force out?

Never , ever.
And even in the FP game with a short right fielder. Apparently, this is just another instance where you choose to work your own rule set and the teams be damned.

BTW, did I forget to mention this ruling is basically supported as the counter effect of ASA 8.8.D?
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