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Originally Posted by steveshane67
at what point in time does the BR have to stop running the bases when they are retired? How about this scenario...
assume its a rec league game thus the "dumbness" is easier to imagine
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Boy, you've just confirmed to us you aren't a coach! You're gonna fit right in here...
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Originally Posted by steveshane67
runner on 2nd 1 out, fly ball to LF, the BR jogs half way to 1st base, the LF makes the catch, then the BR decides to sprint not only to 1st, but continues on towards 2nd (basically just being a jack*ss), the LF, confused, throws the ball towards 2nd base, too late to "get" the BR, and the BR continues to sprint towards 3B (note, his team is in the 1B dugout). the 2B, also confused, throws the ball to the 3B, now the BR is in a pickle between 2B and 3B. all the while, the runner on 2nd tags and scores.
is this a legal, but bush league play by the BR?
does the defense have a responsibility to know who is out but still on the field of play?
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If you read 8-7-P in its entirety, you'll find:
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A runner continuing to run and drawing a throw may be considered a form of interference.
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So basically, no, this is not legal. The same rule would apply.
Runners can do, essentially, whatever they want on the bases once they are out. It's whether or not their actions actually HINDER the defense from making a play on another runner that defines a call of interference. As Irishmafia frequently says on here, "runners can't go 'poof' once they are out," and that's very true. However, once they are out, they SHOULD stop running the bases and avoid getting in the way.
The defense does have some obligation to know what's going on. If the batter-runner overruns 1B (without attempting to advance to 2B), the defense should know that tagging the BR is not an out. However, when you have multiple runners, things can, and will, get confusing for fielders. If a runner who was put out behaves in a way that they shouldn't (ie., continuing to run), and they hinder the defense, there's your INT.