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Old Wed Jun 08, 2016, 04:42pm
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Originally Posted by Andy View Post
What if the fly ball is not caught? Is this still a violation? The rule seems to suggest that it would be.

What if the runner takes the running start, hits the base after the fly ball is first touched, but only advances a few steps trying to draw a bad throw? Is this still a violation?
I say yes to both. The fly ball part is really irrelevant, any behind a base running start in any running sitch is this rule.
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