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Originally posted by Russell1027
ASA game
IFF, ball popped up between catcher and pitcher; F2 catches the ball in fair territory near foul line. Runner on first takes 4 or 5 steps off the base - awaits the catch - then retreats. F2 fires a rocket to F3 to catch the runner off first. Timing play or tag play?
Force is removed - but the ball was caught. Thoughts?
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Technically, this play is a live ball appeal, since the defense is making an appeal that the runner left the base prior to a caught fly ball first being touched. If a fielder with the ball touches the base, or properly tags the runner, before the runner returns to the base, then the runner is out. You are correct, it is not a force play.
See thread titled, "Where did these guys learn the rules?"
[Edited by SC Ump on Aug 2nd, 2003 at 12:27 PM]
Sat Aug 02, 2003, 12:25pm
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