I ain't letting it go

[PaulWhitworth]

quote:
Originally posted by Carl Childress
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What (or who) FORCES the batter-runner to run? What action in baseball OBLIGATES him to run?



And BFair replied:

And the answer for Fed is---the rulebook and the casebook !!!
For Fed, I offer the following: (hint to Carl: Read the bold print only)

(Note by Paul: Why is that? Because a thorough reading fails to prove Bfair's pint.)


Back to BFair:
Chapter 8. Baserunning
SECTION 1 WHEN BATTER BECOMES A RUNNER
ARTICLE 1. A batter becomes a runner with the right to attempt to score by advancing to first, second, third and home base in the listed order when:
a. he hits a fair ball

NOTE BY PAUL: A thorough reading by BFair would have revealed that the runner "has the right" tp attempt to etc. Carl's question "what obligates" remains unanswered.



Back tp BFAIR:

SECTION 2 TOUCHING, OCCUPYING AND RETURNING TO A BASE
ARTICLE 1. An advancing runner shall touch first, second, third and then home plate in order, including awarded
bases.

NOTE BY PAUL:

Again if BFair read all that he typed instead of the bold print, he would see that that this rule instructs the advancing runner to touch etc. IN ORDER.

Again, Carl's question goes unaswered.

In the interest of time and space, I won't repeat all of BFAIR's post here. But you get the idea, If you really read the passages he quotes he you will see that Carl's quesion remains unanswered. Nothing that BFAIR quotes OBLIGATES the runner to run.


Paul Whitworth
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