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Originally Posted by Dakota
Hmmm.... if the 1+1 myth is the "least pernicious", then ALL OTHER myths are worse... 
However, since the result of this myth (if the myth is held by the umpire, or he is talked into it by the DC), is converting a 2 base award into a one base award if the runner is reversing direction, it would not seem to me to be harmless.
BTW, didn't at least one code contain the 1+1 rule? I'm thinking U-trip? |
My memory's a bit foggy today, but...
I don't think it was an actual "rule," per se, but rather, an interpretation of a rule. I first heard about this as a "current rule interpretation" in the early/mid-90s either in ASA or U-trip, but more than likely it was U-trip. The effect had to do with a combination of a runner's baserunning obligations, in particular when they've either missed a base or didn't tag up on a caught fly ball. The awarded base depended upon which way they were facing (either the next base or the base they missed).
Now, I will admit that this was during my first few years of umpiring, and didn't receive any formal training back then. The above interpretation was probably explained to me by someone who was full of it, but being that I can't remember who it was... Oh well.