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Charlie, there is no rule that says to award the BR 1B on this play, so no "strict rule interpretation" will support the position you state.
The defense screwed up when they failed to catch the 3rd strike legally. Now it's the batter's or my problem to get out of their way so that they can fix their error? I don't think so.
Unless the BR does something obvious to hinder F2 as he hunts for the ball, I've got nothing here. It's up to F2 to get the ball and avoid me (I won't be dancing around, either), and if he collides with me, that's too bad. Catch the pitch next time.
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Cheers,
mb
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