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Old Wed Jun 08, 2016, 08:30pm
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Originally Posted by Andy View Post
I pulled the book out and looked at the rule...the wording of the rule does bring up some questions, so for the sake of discussion.....

What if the fly ball is not caught? Is this still a violation? The rule seems to suggest that it would be.
Not a question, rule is specific that it applies on "any fly ball".

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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?
And yes. As noted above, the effect is out when this occurs on any fly ball
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