Running lane surprise ruling

[KBoy]

I am mostly a reader of this board; but this topic has drawn my interest. At first, I agreed with many of you on this topic and felt it was a bulls**t call, but when I thought about it, I now feel it is consistant with the rest of the rule. If the runner knows that they are in violation for running outside the 3-foot lane after a base on balls, what reason will they have for running outside the lane, expcept to cause interference.

Using the same logic that you are, the Look Back Rule is also a BS call in many situations, like when the runner steps off to smooth the dirt 5 of 6 feet from the bag when there is no action and not being granted time out.

If the offensive player does what they are supposed to do, there is no infraction and I see no legitimate reason for the running not to be in the three foot running lane.