Passed Runner

[LeeBallanfant]

Originally Posted by yawetag

Nope, but your quoted rule has nothing to do with your original situation.

Look at it in this situation: R1. Fly ball to R9, who traps it. BR touches first and turns toward second; R1 isn't sure if the ball is caught and stops halfway between 1B and 2B. F9 throws to F3, who tags BR off the base.

At this point, is the force still in effect? No, because the previous runner (the BR here) being put out removed the force.

Thanks, I just find it strange that a bad base running play would aid the offense.