Cubs Vs. Montreal

[ren0901]

Originally posted by bob jenkins
If by "past" you mean "within a step and a reach", then the runner is not out (assuming no other fielder ahd a play on the ball).

Based on the descriptions, this play (the ball passes Ramirez) is different from the first play (the ball hits the runner before the ball passes a fielder). [/B]

...tough to say if the runner was w/in a step and a reach because Ramirez was fielding in nearly the opposite direction of the runner. No other fielder could have made the play...

...but a big OOOOPS as I forgot the first play occurred w/the fielder behind the runner touched in fair territory while the second took place w/the fielder who touched the ball in foul territory in front of the runner. Then of course the runner isn't penalized...