Weird play in CHC-NYM

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by JJ

Hmmm. I've got a double play here. When R3 went back to 3rd he went by R2 on the 2nd base side, so R2 did, in fact, pass R3, so he's out for passing. Then when R3 kept going off the base and was tagged, HE was out because he was tagged while off the base.
I suspect there will be a bunch more discussion on this one in multiple chat rooms. It would be interesting and insightful to find out what the umpires decided on the field and how they explained it to Madden.

JJ

R3 is not allowed to go back to second, so R2 can't pass R3 when R2 is on the base. If the play started with R1 and R2 and then R2 went toward second, you'd have passing.

It's either an out for abandonment, or an out for more than 3' from a tag attempt -- either would work here.

[JJ]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

R3 is not allowed to go back to second, so R2 can't pass R3 when R2 is on the base. If the play started with R1 and R2 and then R2 went toward second, you'd have passing.

It's either an out for abandonment, or an out for more than 3' from a tag attempt -- either would work here.

OK, but with mine you get a double play....just sayin'....

JJ