Can defense make play after leaving field ?

[Andy]

Well, it looks like I missed something there....

To answer the original question....That's still a live ball, so why wouldn't the defense have the opportunity to come back on the field and make a play?

[DUNDALKCHOPPER]

Andy- I was just looking for some consistant basis for my inquiry. If the offense can't come back out, why allow the defense ?

[RKBUmp]

Because the the rules say the offensive player is out for entering the dugout. There is no rule about the defense leaving the field, other than to appeal a play.

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by DUNDALKCHOPPER

Andy- I was just looking for some consistant basis for my inquiry. If the offense can't come back out, why allow the defense ?

It's not that "the offense can't come back out", but rather it is that they are all out, so there is no one to come back!

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by DUNDALKCHOPPER

Andy- I was just looking for some consistant basis for my inquiry. If the offense can't come back out, why allow the defense ?

Regarding the offense you have to have SOME line to draw to define when the offensive player is no longer trying to advance. In some codes of baseball on a D3K, that line is the dirt circle around the plate. In softball, it's the dugout. Having some sort of parallel rule for the defense is meaningless and irrelevant. You're looking for consistency where none is necessary.