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Originally Posted by AtlUmpSteve
I'm with YoungUmp on this one. Here's the parallel; suppose the ball became dead because it was thrown out of play, instead of because the pitcher controlled it.
Wouldn't you allow the runner to return to a base left early during the dead ball, THEN award bases (home in this case, because she was more than half-way)? So, isn't this the same play (just a different creating the dead ball)?
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which is the whole problem with the local rule set. (why is the defense penalized?) while under 'normal' rule sets, the defense 'caused' the ball to be 'out of play'.... a mistake by the defense. (in your situation)
but in this case, the defense is simply following the rule set which the league set fourth and 'killed the ball' legally and intentionally.
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