Contradiction?

[Carl Childress]

Originally posted by greymule
I think I've got it! Now I'm looking forward to calling the following play:

One out. R1 on 3B, R2 on 1B. R2, a very fast runner, is off with the pitch. B3, a slow runner, hits a high chop over the mound. R1 sprints for home. F6 sees no play except the easy one at 1B and so takes his time to make sure of the out. R2 rounds second but misses the bag. F6 throws to 1B to retire B3. R2 runs to 3B. The throw from F3 to F5 is too late to get R2, but as R2 is standing on the bag, F5 nonchalantly tags him anyway.

The key here is of course that at the time R2 missed 2B, the force was still on. The out had not yet been recorded at 1B.

"OK, R2, you're out on the accidental-force-appeal-whatever-it-is, and R1, your run doesn't count."

I can hardly wait!

Well, if I was your UIC, I could hardly wait also.

You have one out during action (B1 at first) and one out ON APPEAL. Right?

Now, which out came first?

B1.

Whenever a following runner is out during continuing action, that removes the force on....

Well, I'm sure you can figure out the rest of that sentence.

Mule: See? They actually do study these situations, the FED committee. It all hangs together, doesn't it?

I await your next attempt. (grin)