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Originally Posted by Zepp
In response to AltUmpSteve - the exception I was referring to in regards to the Blood Rule is at the end of Rule 4-1-d : A player who has left the game under the blood rule may return even after missing a turn at bat
The umpires that brought this stitch to the meeting felt that since the player did not miss a turn at bat,
then they haven't left the game. They felt that an advantage was not gained by playing the defensive inning
minus one player.
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Aaah, the old TPOAD! Sorry, but your fellow umpires were in error.
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