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Old Thu Mar 19, 2015, 02:46pm
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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA View Post
I'm saying that was a long-time interpretation. I am also saying that stretching the present rule is not a good idea and maybe someone should propose a rule change to make it clearer so you don't have umpires making up their own "interpretations" to justify whatever it is they want to do
We don't have to make up interpretations. We are told to place the runners (all of them) at the bases we feel they would have achieved absent the obstruction. Seems kind of simple to me.
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