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Originally posted by Rich Ives
" 3. Award all stealing or forced runners, including R3, one base."
Warren, in 7.07 the pitcher is charged with a balk so ALL runners get a base AND batter gets 1st on the interference.
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Rich, you should have read my admittedly long first post in this thread. You can penalise the subject behaviour
either by applying OBR 6.08(c)
or by applying 7.07. The offenses are identical. There is a suggestion that 6.08(c) was actually intended to supercede 7.07, and that 7.07 was left in by mistake. I elected to penalise under OBR 6.08(c)Comment.
The only difference between the two provisions is that 7.07 will advance a non-forced runner who was not stealing on the pitch. I personally don't see the value in rewarding a runner whose advance wasn't interferred with because he simply wasn't making one! As you correctly pointed out, ALL runners advance under 7.07, regardless.
Cheers