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Old Thu Jul 31, 2008, 08:46pm
IRISHMAFIA IRISHMAFIA is offline
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Quote:
Originally Posted by youngump

R1 on 3rd, 2 outs.

BR hits a near double but is tagged out at second. On the way to second he missed first base.

Question: Is he allowed to attempt to retouch and correct his base running mistake even though he's out? I'd think not but can't come up with a rule to back me up. So what's the rule support?
Seems to me that common sense would dictate that only a runner can legally run the bases and if a player is put out, they are no longer a runner.
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