Potd 3-30-10

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by mbyron

I seem to recall some discussion about this type of play in the past, but can neither recall the details nor find the thread.

My vague recollection here is that some want an out for INT despite this ruling. Maybe that was for OBR? Maybe it was a play where the infield was NOT pulled in?

It's an out in OBR.

It's a "play the bounce" in FED.

The definitions of passing the fielder are different in the two rule sets.

In OBR the ball must have been within reach of a fielder AND the runner must have been immediately behind the fielder. The concept is that the runner is out unless it would be expected that the fielder would field the ball or that the runner was far enough back that he would be expected to have time to avoid the ball.

In FED you prtetend the fielders are attached to one another by a string and if the ball is past the string it has passed the fielders.