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Originally Posted by GROUPthink
It's a myth which brings coaches out of the dugout on plays like this:
PLAY: R1, 1 out. Line drive to F6. R1 is trying to return to first to avoid being doubled up, F6's throw ends up over the fence. Place the runner.
An umpire using 1+1 either doesn't understand the rules or is perpetuating the notion of 1+1 with coaches, neither of which is good.
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Yes. But it still does tell people what the rule does pretty well.