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Old Tue Jul 13, 2010, 08:19am
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Originally Posted by bob jenkins View Post
For some reason, the first part of the rule ("shall not throw to an unoccupied base") is easy to remember; the second part ("except for the purpose of making a play") seems to be missed by many.
That's always the problem with exceptions to any rule. It doesn't happen much, but watch what happens when R2 standing on 2B gets hit with an infield fly.
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