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Originally Posted by rbmartin
True. It may not meet the full definition of a force out as specified in section 2.00 but the mechanics for achieving the "out" are the same.
Although OBR 10.12 (d1) uses the phrase "the fielder recovers the ball in time to force out a runner at any base", thus not specifically excluding 1st base from being called a "force out". Maybe we should chastise the authors of OBR as well.
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Rule 10 is the scoring rule. It just tells the less than rules aware person up in the press box how to give credit for something. It has NO bearing on the definitions and playing part of the rules.