Fielders Balk

[Dave Hensley]

Originally posted by w_sohl
If the 1B is holding the runner wouldn't he/she have a foot on the bag? And since the bag is in fair territory that would mean the the 1B has posiotned himself in fair territory.

In FED rules, one foot in and one foot out is legal, considered to be "in fair territory." In OBR, both feet must be in fair territory for the fielder to be considered "in fair territory." With respect to the F3 holding a runner at 1B with one foot in and one foot out, professional instruction is to ignore this unless the offensive manager complains, and then to enforce it strictly against both teams.