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Please forgive me but after re-reading the rule for the .... time, let me print as written and then let me know again what you think please....
8-4-2 ... Any runner is out when he:
8-4-2b ... does not legally slide and causes illegal contact AND/OR illegally alters the actions of a fielder in the immediate act of making a play, or on a force play, does not slide in a direct line between the bases.
mbyron said quote: "But illegal slides are penalized only if they affect a play."
I am not saying I agree with the rule but again, it seems clear to me that mbryon's statement is not true?
dash rock said quote: "R1 stealing, F2 doesn't handle the pitch and has to chase it. There is no throw to 2nd. R1 slides past the bag and gently contacts F6. Are you going to call R1 out for interference?"
I replied "no way" but by FED rule it looks like it's an out....
Why the big fuss? I thought last week at a game I had (I'm new to this area) the HC said something like "blue what about the contact after the slide?" I said something like, "there's no play"
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