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Originally Posted by Tru_in_Blu
Thanx for the reply. I think I have it, but yet, in your words:
In every case of an intentionally dropped ball, the ball is immediately dead, and the batter-runner is called out.
...EXCEPT for those occasions where an IF is in effect. Yeah?
That's the part I am getting stuck on.
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Well, if the IFF rule takes precedence, then it's not an IDB.
You're correct, I phrased that poorly.
What I SHOULD have said was "in every case when the intentionally dropped ball rule is invoked, the ball is immediately dead, and the batter-runner is called out."
I apologize for the confusion.