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Originally Posted by GarthB
ODB may be doing what you suggest, but if he is, he is not doing his job. As Evans teaches, everyone on the field, even coaches and ODBs have a job to do. Part of ODB's job is to not interfere. When someone is contacted by a live ball, umpires consider if that personn was attempting to do his job. In this case, ODB was not. R1 goes back to second.
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I agree, but as you say there is judgement involved.
Tell me what you would do in this sitch:
No DBT fence only lines past dug out.
B1 hits single to short left. BR makes very wide turn. Immediately after BR touches first, 1BC, standing in his box, turns toward 1st base dugout to motion for his courtesy runner. F7 in short left throws wild behind BR and ball hits 1BC square in back. Ball was obviously headed to DBT.
Do you kill it or play on?
I have nothing, but according to Evans 1BC was not doing or attempting to do his job and play should be killed. Is this correct?