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Originally Posted by bob jenkins
First, I moved this post to its own thread because it really had nothing to do with the thread in which it was posted.
Second, a runner who is awarded a base cannot be put out by the defense before reaching that base. Since R2 was awarded third on the walk, he isn't out in your play.
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Exactly, Bob. But in the Texas-ASU game R1 lost his entitlement to 2b and the BR his entitlement to 1b awarded on a walk because the defense "retired" the BR by making an ill-advised throw from Catcher to 2b. In most situations in baseball, the rules don't give advantage to a team for incompetent play. I thought there was a rule that gave the umpire the authority to make a ruling that "made sense" when a situation is not precisely covered by the rules.