Sat Aug 16, 2003, 08:41am
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Re: throw out of play
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Originally posted by Tap
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Originally posted by greymule
If he proceeds toward 3B, the ump makes the award of home, but as soon as the runner touches 3B, he cannot legally return to tag up. [Edited by greymule on Aug 14th, 2003 at 02:31 PM]
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By saying that the runner cannot "legally return to tag up," does this mean that the umpire should refuse to let the runner return (e.g. "runner, you can't go back to tag up") or should still let the runner return, and then call the runner out if properly appealed by the defense? My sense is the latter, as the former is a giveaway to the defense to appeal, though I had an instructor at a clinic tell me I should tell the runner she can't return. [/B]
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The umpire should not stop them from returning to retouch any missed base or base left too soon. However, if an appeal is made, the umpire should ignore the runner's efforts and properly rule on the appeal as if the runner did not retouch the bag.
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