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Old Wed Jun 09, 2010, 06:04pm
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Earl,

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Originally Posted by EHLNOLA View Post
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The runner was forced to second base. The 3rd out did not come as a result of a force play. Yes, the runner was forced to second but he was not called out for not beating the ball to the bag. The fielder did not use the force out to end the inning. He tagged the runner. Seems to me that by opting out of playing the force he went to his second action which was to tag the runner. ...

Earl
You didn't read 7.08(e), did you?

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