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Old Mon Sep 26, 2011, 06:10pm
IRISHMAFIA IRISHMAFIA is offline
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Originally Posted by mbcrowder View Post

Also - the other consideration here is that you gave instructions to the player. Technically it's not a dead ball when you do so - but I think you can rationalize it that way.
No, but it is a dead ball when the DC enters the field of play.

Once you realize the ball is in the circle, the LBR is in effect and unless the runner stopped or reversed field more than once in returning to 2B, the runner is okay.
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