What Fakes Are Legal in FED?

[cshs81]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

And by this he means if F4 lays down a fake tag on R1, then he has obstruction in FED baseball.

I assume the rules are in place for safety. If so, how is any act I described legal if it results in a runner sliding? I would think example #2 would be illegal since it resulted in a player sliding when there was no play on him.

[Steven Tyler]

Originally Posted by cshs81

I assume the rules are in place for safety. If so, how is any act I described legal if it results in a runner sliding? I would think example #2 would be illegal since it resulted in a player sliding when there was no play on him.

Any act of a fake tag results in a warning. Next offense results in an automatic ejection.

[cshs81]

Originally Posted by Steven Tyler

Any act of a fake tag results in a warning. Next offense results in an automatic ejection.

Got it. Am I correct that its for safety purposes? The thought being that having a player slide when he doesn't need to increases his chance of being injured?

[LMan]

Originally Posted by cshs81

I assume the rules are in place for safety. If so, how is any act I described legal if it results in a runner sliding? I would think example #2 would be illegal since it resulted in a player sliding when there was no play on him.

How do you know the slide was a direct result of the deke? Players slide all the time when there's no play on them.

not that this has any bearing on its legality


Non-verbal, non-fake-tag decoys are legal in FED, in the Real World (tm).

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by cshs81

I assume the rules are in place for safety. If so, how is any act I described legal if it results in a runner sliding? I would think example #2 would be illegal since it resulted in a player sliding when there was no play on him.

If you meant that F4 faked a tag, you are right, it is illegal. If you meant that F4 pretended to catch the ball only, then you would be wrong, because that is not illegal.

[cshs81]

Thanks, guys. Good info.

[Steven Tyler]

FED 8-3-2 has a fake tag as obstruction and I can see it in certain cases.

Case book play 8.3.2 SITUATION B.

Case book play 8.3.2 SITUATION E.

Case book play 8.3.2 SITUATION J. (Would probably make the various versions of the Miami play illegal)