Sat Jul 25, 2009, 08:15pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by steveshane67
I have a follow up question.
So the umps are supposed to protect the runner to the base they would have reached had there been no OBS.
What defines "would have reached?" Lets take an extreme extreme scenario, BR hits a ball down RF line, BR tries to stretch it into a double, collides with 1B and hurts knee, can stand up. RF, while running towards the line to cut the ball off, tears their achilles and is laying on the ground in pain. The rest of the fielders attend to their hurt teammate and dont pick up the ball. What do you award the runner? Would it be home bc the defense never picked the ball up (albeit they probably would have if they saw a runner running) and the runner could have easily scored if not for the knee injury?
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See Scott's answer - the sentence on protection. Then, reconsider whether you want to ask that question.
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Steve M
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