Thought I knew this, but now I'm doubting myself...

[bobbrix]

(Nice to see I'm not the only one that doubts myself on the "basics" every now and then. Had a real brain freeze last night on a long, caught foul fly, got away with it, though... I'll post it if I get a chance.)

Anyway, AlabamaBlue, permit me to offer up a different scenario with the same rule (i.e. with bases loaded):

- Bases loaded.
- Batter hits grounder to F3 who tags 1st base bag(BR out).
- F3 immediately throws home, so runner coming home stops
and retreats back to 3rd base. Her retreat back to 3rd
forces the other two runners back to 2nd and to 1st.

Catcher did not throw the ball anywhere else, just held
it as the runners scattered back to where they began.

So, in the end, the three runners were only forced until the BR was forced out at 1st. After that, the force is gone, so they don't "have to" advance.

So, for this play, one out and all others safe, bases still loaded.

Everyone agree ?