Malicious Contact After Scoring (Fed Only)

[bob jenkins]

Originally posted by Gmoore
To me the Term "FORCE PLAY SLIDE RULE" means you are required to slide on a force play.And in the case book it is only because they made contact due to an illegal slide.

All slides must be legal. On every slide the runner can't roll block into the fielder, can't pop-up into the fielder, must have the leading foot below the knee, etc.

On a force play, there are extra requirements -- must be in a direct line to the base (or away from the fielder), can't go beyond the base and make contact. There are also extra penalties -- two are out.

You are correct however, that it should more properly be called the Force-Play Slide Rule.