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Originally Posted by jicecone

All I am saying is that authorataive references have played a very important part in the interpretations of Basesball Rules and I would think the name Kyle McNeely would certainly have some influence on this situation.

As I pointed out previously, I probably would never have to make this ruling but, in my attempts to be a Rule Guru (???) it would be interesting to have one correct answer.

Even if we got the top authorities together, it is doubtful that they would agree on everything, so it may not be possible to have 'one correct answer'. But yes, it would be good to have such a one. In the meantime, discussions such as this one make me re-evaluate my initial conclusion, and to be honest, I'm not sure now which interpretation I favor!