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Old Thu Jul 26, 2012, 02:53pm
rwest rwest is offline
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I borrowed that phrase from FED

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Originally Posted by AtlUmpSteve View Post
As long as you are splitting hairs, stay away from the phrase "earn her way on base". That restarts the whole "You can't have a courtesy runner for the runner placed on second in a tie-break inning because she didn't earn her way on" argument.

If either pitcher or catcher of record is on base (in any circumstance OTHER than FLEX running for DP), then she is eligible for a courtesy runner.
Steve,

I got that phrase from the FED rule book. Rule 8-9-2.
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