Rundown question

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

Sure, he can run back to 1B if R2 is not yet out b/c second base belongs to R2.

R2's status is irrelevant. R1 may return to 1B any time during the play.

Tagging both on the base gets just 1 out, tho they might well do something dumb.

[johnnyg08]

Originally Posted by mbyron

R2's status is irrelevant. R1 may return to 1B any time during the play.

Tagging both on the base gets just 1 out, tho they might well do something dumb.

It is quite relevant, b/c if R2 is tagged out, then R1 has now obtained 2B and he becomes the new R2 and can't be tagged out if he's standing on 2b

[UmpJM]

johnny,

mbyron said it was irrelevant to the question of whether R1 could return to 1B or not, because your previous post erroneously implied that R1's right to return to 1B was in someway dependent on whether R2 had been retired or not.

And it's not.

JM

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by UmpJM (nee CoachJM)

johnny,

mbyron said it was irrelevant to the question of whether R1 could return to 1B or not, because your previous post erroneously implied that R1's right to return to 1B was in someway dependent on whether R2 had been retired or not.

And it's not.

JM

Thanks, JM.

johnnyg08, I was answering the OP's question, not your (different) question, which seems to be why R1 would want to return. We often see runners do goofy things and need to rule on their legality, not their advisability!

[johnnyg08]

Originally Posted by UmpJM (nee CoachJM)

johnny,

mbyron said it was irrelevant to the question of whether R1 could return to 1B or not, because your previous post erroneously implied that R1's right to return to 1B was in someway dependent on whether R2 had been retired or not.

And it's not.

JM

I get that...and I agree with you. As I've said many times before. IANAPW

I Am Not A Professional Writer.