scarolinablue,
In a FED game this is absolutely an FPSR violation, no "grey area" involved.
In leagues that play with an FPSR (FED, NCAA, American Legion) a "forced" runner has two options:
1. He can make a "legal slide" (there are some variations among codes as to what constitutes a "legal slide")
or
2. He can remain standing as long as he does not make contact with the pivot man OR alter the play.
In your sitch, the R1 chose not to slide and failed to avoid the pivot man AND altered the play. In a league with an FPSR, that IS "illegal contact", regardless of intent, and both the R1 and BR are out, the ball is dead, any other runners return to their TOP base.
JM
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