FED - Force Play Slide Rule

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by jicecone

No FED 8.4.2.b2 " Runners are never required to slide, but if a runner elects to slide, the slide must be legal.

A runner can stay upright as long as he makes no attempt to alter the play.

I agree that's what the rule says, but I read it as "if he slides it must be legal; if he doesn't slide, he must run in a direction away from the play."

Again, this has been discussed many times, and no clarification from the FED (other than the one interp several years ago where R1 was "lesss than halfway" to second when he was hit by a throw.)