You be the Judge

[WestMichBlue]

Thanks Mike. I searched a long time looking for those words ("enough time"), but obviously not in the right place. And NFHS now has the same words because they added a Runner Is Not Out section in the Rule 8 re-write (obviously modeled after ASA).

Question: can you not reverse words in a rule to make the opposite true? Example: if a runner can NOT be called out if NOT given sufficient time to return, then is it also true that a runner CAN BE called out if given sufficient time to return?

Should the umpire be interjecting here if the runner is obviously delaying the game? By allowing the pitcher to step up on the plate, the onus is on the runner to then quickly get back, or get called out.

WMB