Running lane violation

[jmkupka]

Please settle a debate... I say the running lane rule is in place to protect the fielder at 1B when receiving a normally catchable thrown ball. It does not give the thrower leeway to throw a bad ball simply because throwing a good one would possibly hit the BR.

My take is, if the throw would have been catchable (even with an extreme stretch, with foot on the bag) had BR not been there at all, there is a case for INT.

If F2 airmails it, or throws wide (wider than F3's stretch), I don't necessarily have INT.

Let me know if I'm dead wrong, so I can fix my game.