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Originally Posted by Dakota
The ASA interpretation is that an intentionally dropped ball must first be caught and THEN intentionally dropped.
Since the BR is out if the ball is caught, it would seem what ASA is doing is ruling the ball dead to prevent deceiving the runner into believing the force is on.
Otherwise, the ASA ruling makes little sense (to me, anyway).
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#1. If the BR doesn't run out the play, they deserve zero protection from anyone or any rule. DMR, you're out.
#2. Any umpire worth a 10th of what they make for umpiring a game knows a catch and ID when they see it. It is the folks who try to overanalyze every little situation, trying to prove something that is not what they want it to be.
#3. Even as definitive as the ASA rule is, people still screw it up by overthinking a simple play. Could you imagine if the wording was extremely vague and allowed an umpire to free-lance this rule? I don't want to be the UIC trying to get an umpire off the hook when he comes up with some ridiculous interpretation on the field of which only s/he and their guardian angel are aware.