JUST READ TOM'S POST ABOVE. HE EXPLAINED IT ALL QUITE ELOQUENTLY.
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Originally posted by greymule:
Abel on 1B, no outs. Baker hits a ball off the fence. Abel gets caught in a rundown between 3B and home.
1. Baker makes it all the way to 3B and stands on the bag. Abel is obstructed going back to 3B and is tagged out as he slides into 3B.
2. Same play, but F5 drops the ball on the tag, picks it up, and with both Abel and Baker on 3B, tags both runners.
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I may be wrong Sam, but the whole problem was caused when
the defense OBSD the runner. Good base runners will always
advance during a rundown. I don't think I would award the defense the out since they caused the situation with the OBS.
Again, only MHO
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Glen,
In both situation 1 and situation 2 we have Abel heading back to 3rd with Baker standing there. Now without any obstruction, if Abel makes it back to 3rd, Baked is in jeopardy. In situation 1, Abel is obstructed and subsequently tagged out before she can reacquire 3rd base, in this case, the obstruction and subsequent tagout saved Baker's butt since Abel cannot be put out at 3rd. In situation 2, even with the obstruction, Abel is able to reacquire 3rd base, so Abel was not affected by the obstruction, so in this case, I think Baker is again in jeopardy if she is tagged.
That's MHO,
SamC
[Edited by SamNVa on Jun 18th, 2004 at 01:45 PM]
Fri Jun 18, 2004, 12:37pm
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