Fri Jun 18, 2010, 08:59am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mbyron
This is not correct.
OBR: If the umpire judges that the runner "willfully and deliberately" interfered in order to break up a double play, he should call the DP. 7.09f
FED: If the umpire judges that the INT prevented a DP (that is, the defense might have made a DP), then the umpire should call the DP. 8-4-2g
The FED rule does not require intent by the runner to break up a DP, only that he did in fact break it up.
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If Sven's game was OBR then the umpires WERE correct.
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