Award after throw goes dead

[Dave Hensley]

Originally posted by Carl Childress My only point in this thread was: How in the world did those guys of the MLBUM ever get away with saying that R1 between second and third should get home unless he returns to first, when he now gets third.

Imagine this situation occurring in your American Legion game:

"You - home!" (To R1 between second and third)
Assistant coach at first: "Bubba, you've got to tag up."
So Bubba touches second, retouches first, touches second, touches third and heads home.
Cleverly, following the MLBUM ruling, you stop him with: "You - third."

About two minutes later, you're going to turn to the assistant offensive coach and say, just as cleverly: "You - showers!"[/B]

This is, indeed, the crux of the biscuit. This thread has gone into all kinds of spinoffs, but the key is that the MLBUM is making new law by instructing umpires to make an award, and then REVISE that award while the runner is accepting it. It's nuts.