rule question - award

LMan · #1 (**permalink**) Wed Feb 07, 2007, 04:55pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by boyinblue24

No, sorry i don't. FP means force play.

A force play on a dead ball award?

Ohhhh, this should be good.

*popcorn crunching sounds*

BigUmp56 · #2 (**permalink**) Wed Feb 07, 2007, 05:00pm

It pains me to admit that I understood what he was saying. All runners forced by the award move up one base without liability to be put out.

Tim.

LMan · #3 (**permalink**) Wed Feb 07, 2007, 05:04pm

Oh, I know too....but I was trying to make a small point.

There's a difference between a runner forced to advance by reason of an award and a force play (which is clearly defined in the rules). One results in an out, the other does not.

Completely different animals.

Rich Ives · #4 (**permalink**) Wed Feb 07, 2007, 07:27pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by LMan

Oh, I know too....but I was trying to make a small point.

There's a difference between a runner forced to advance by reason of an award and a force play (which is clearly defined in the rules). One results in an out, the other does not.

Completely different animals.

One results in an out, the other does not.

Not necessarily. You can lose your right to a base (force play) but not end up out. Heck, a grand slam creates a force play.

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