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I have heard "picks to first" as an expression for the attempt. I have never heard "picks off the runner" as anything but a success term, akin to "retires the runner."

I thought it was Queen.

I mean. There really are only two options here, right?

You cannot return an obstructed runner to a base behind one where they were retired. Either they are protected to the base they attempted and are awarded that base, or they are not and they are out.

Since this has already run astray of the original subject, I'll toss in my non-baseball experience. I spent over a decade officiating at a Saturday-night NASCAR track (think minor leagues). One day they ask if I can officiate a go-kart (mostly kids) event hosted at my track. Learn the only thing worse than drivers are driver's parents. When one starts to get in my face, I calmly point out that I'm not sure what they are used to in officiating, but that we don't do that here and if he doesn't sit down, I'll have that nice police officer over there escort both him and his kid off the premises.