Base Runner Leaves Early

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

The point was made.

Also I quoted the LL Case Book and it just says "batter".

The LL rule book, for rule 7.13 which governs this, consistently says "batter" and not "batter-runner".

Everyone knows who it was.

Get a life.

I think he was just trying to educate the OP on the proper terminology used in discussing UMPIRE issues, since the OP used the term "batted-runner" three times. It wasn't a typo, so correcting his terminology is perfectly acceptable.

[Steven Tyler]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

I think he was just trying to educate the OP on the proper terminology used in discussing UMPIRE issues, since the OP used the term "batted-runner" three times. It wasn't a typo, so correcting his terminology is perfectly acceptable.

Get a life!

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

I think he was just trying to educate the OP on the proper terminology used in discussing UMPIRE issues, since the OP used the term "batted-runner" three times. It wasn't a typo, so correcting his terminology is perfectly acceptable.

Thank you.

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

I think he was just trying to educate the OP on the proper terminology used in discussing UMPIRE issues, since the OP used the term "batted-runner" three times. It wasn't a typo, so correcting his terminology is perfectly acceptable.

Steve, as I pointed out, the actual LL rule that applies here uses the term "batter", not "batter-runner". So from a LL perspective the terminology was correct.

In the OP the poster said "batted runner" (no hyphen). A sign that the poster is new at this.

While in OBR and perhaps other places in the LL book "batter-runner" is the correct term, the use of just "batter" has to be considered acceptable in this case due to the actual wording of the rule.

Finally, as the situation was sent and received with complete understanding, communication was achieved. As long as this happens why nit-pick the actual language?

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

Steve, as I pointed out, the actual LL rule that applies here uses the term "batter", not "batter-runner". So from a LL perspective the terminology was correct.

He was not correcting YOU, he was correcting OP. Whether B or BR is right, 'batted runner' is not. Nothing wrong with correcting him - and it's not like he did so sarcastically or bitterly, or asked him to get a life!

[Steven Tyler]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

He was not correcting YOU, he was correcting OP. Whether B or BR is right, 'batted runner' is not. Nothing wrong with correcting him - and it's not like he did so sarcastically or bitterly, or asked him to get a life!

It wouldn't hurt to be more precise, or use more definition in his correction would it?

Very vague correction from where I stand.