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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA
Okay, if you insist, but how can you make an award if the BR is permitted to continue beyond that base? Awards are applied at the end of a play, not during. When there is a fielder who uses detached equipment, do you make a DDB signal and announce the base to which the runner/BR is "awarded" or do you let the play finish and then ensure the runners achieve or are awarded the appropriate number of bases.
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Well, first I've never seen it. Second, if I was trained on the correct mechanic I don't remember, but here's how I've imagined I would do it. I'd make a ddb signal, call out illegal, and then an appropriate award signal and then I'd sit back and enjoy the chaos.
But yeah, I'm not about to claim that I know that to be correct.
You seem to be making the claim that their can't be live ball awards and therefore this can't be a live ball award. But a walk is a live ball award and it doesn't engender the problems you're concerned about so I'm not sure why this would be the case.