ASA vs. Federation BOO

[David Emerling]

Originally posted by greymule
If I understand you correctly, you're right. In Fed, you get everybody but the batter on the play. In ASA, you get the batter, too.

Abel supposed to bat, Baker hits into a 6-4-3 double play. In ASA, the double play stands and Abel is also out. In Fed, the first out of the DP stands, Abel is out, and Baker bats again.

OBR is very different.

In OBR, if the improper batter hits into a double play, you would want to remain SILENT regarding the fact that he batted out of order. Because the play would be nullified and only the proper batter would be declared out. Basically, in OBR, there is hardly ever any advantage to claim that a batter who made an out batted out of order.

In my opinion, the ASA interpretation is a bit extreme. Probably the FED is the best middle ground. Yet, all three are different, as you've pointed out.