| Dakota |
Thu Nov 17, 2005 03:46pm |
Re: From Spy
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Originally posted by SRW
Effective 2006, the double-base rule is clarified: Whenever a play is being made by an infielder on a batter-runner, the defense must use the white portion and the batter-runner the colored portion. The batter-runner is out when there is a play being made at 1st base and the batter-runner touches only the white, providing the defense appeals prior to the batter-runner returning to the first base. Once the runner returns to the base, no appeal can be made. The Council also approved a motion that the double-base rule should apply whenever the batter-runner is advancing to 1st base, regardless of where the ball is hit to the infield or outfield. A third motion allows the batter-runner to touch either white or colored on an extra-base hit or balls hit to the outfield. Still another approved motion allows a base runner to tag up on a fly ball using either white or colored portion. Also approved: letting the base runner return to the white or colored portion on an attempted pickoff play.
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I would hardly call this a "clarification." More like a "convolutedisation."
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Whenever a play is being made by an "infielder" on a batter-runner, the defense must use the white portion and the batter-runner the colored portion. The batter-runner is out when there is a play being made at 1st base and the batter-runner touches only the white, providing the defense appeals prior to the batter-runner returning to the first base. Once the runner returns to the base, no appeal can be made.
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This is no change from the current 8-2-M-2, unless I am missing some subtle change.
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The Council also approved a motion that the double-base rule should apply whenever the batter-runner is advancing to 1st base, regardless of where the ball is hit to the infield or outfield. A third motion allows the batter-runner to touch either white or colored on an extra-base hit or balls hit to the outfield.
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So, they approved a change that requires the BR to always use the colored base, and then said "nevermind" with a third motion??? How is the third motion different from the current 8-2-M-2?
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Still another approved motion allows a base runner to tag up on a fly ball using either white or colored portion.
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How will the runner actually do this without being in violation of 8-2-M-4 NOTE? Has the NOTE been removed?
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Also approved: letting the base runner return to the white or colored portion on an attempted pickoff play.
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So, now, we have all these special cases where the orange base is NOT dirt for the offense, but still is for the defense?
This is clarification???? :eek: |
