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I had a similar play in a baseball game (calm down, Mike) in which F5 gloved the ball with his left hand as the runner passed him and reached out with his right hand to grabb the runner's jersey, slowing him down sufficiently to apply the tag before he reached the base.
I aplied 9.01(c), the authority to rule on any point not covered by the rules, and placed the runner on 3rd. I did not eject F5 as this was smaller kidds (12 & under as I recall) and I don't think F5 had unsportsman like intent. It was just an untrained reaction.
The ruling may be pretty weak, but it satisified both coaches, and when later reported to more experienced umpires met with agreement with the provision that at upper levels the USC ejection would probably be warrented.
Roger Greene
(Too many mispelled words. Must proof before posting.)
[Edited by Roger Greene on Jul 16th, 2003 at 07:05 PM]
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