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Originally Posted by MD Longhorn
If the coach is holding his runners to avoid running up the score, and a ball is thrown out of play, are you going to alter your award?
I hope not. And you shouldn't here either.
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No because the award is two bases there. The award for the obstruction is the base they would have reached absent the obstruction. Absent the obstruction she would have stood on third for a long time waiting for the ball to be thrown in. [see below]
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So suppose you judged she would have made it to home, and when you announce the award, the coach at third wants to keep her there. WWYD?
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Not happening runners have to take awarded bases. That said, off the top of my head I couldn't tell you what the penalty for that is. I'm thinking there's no rule that makes a runner out for failing to take an award (other than of first) so I guess I'll have to direct her to score and then eject her for making a mockery of the game?
This part I'm not sure of.
For the obstruction comment, I was only half-serious, I don't think fast enough to do this on the field and wouldn't if I did. Just thought it was interesting that the rule assumes the runner is trying to advance as far as possible but that's not always the case.