Double Play or Not?

[TussAgee11]

Originally Posted by umpjong

Thank You, and come again...

Well, now you're just annoying.

Let me try to spell it out. Yes I have read everything you've posted, as painful as it was. Forget what HOF guy says who isn't the rulebook, forget "fairness", forget everything.

SDS has aptly pointed out that the runner is entitled to the base.

JM/mbyron and myself have pointed out that the fielder is entitled to field the ball.

OP says "Shortstop running to make the catch runs into the runner knocking him off the base" No push, doesn't seem to be anything intentional, although I'd like to see the play unfold to make sure. But lets say its just a running over, both players with heads up looking at the ball.

By ruling OBS and protecting him back, you are ignoring a rule (don't have the book in front of me to give you the number, but its been quoted earlier in this thread.) A fielder has the right to field the ball off the bat.

By ruling INT, you are ignoring the fact that the runner is entitled to that base, as SDS has quoted.

So, no OBS + no INT = ???

(hint: play on)

From this point, all we have is a runner that is being tagged off the bag. And its not anyone looking for outs, its a good interp. I don't care who I have to eject, its a good interp. Its the best one we got.

Complex at first, but simple when you think about it.