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Yes. A retouch appeal is a time play: if the run scores before the appeal, it counts. OBR 4.09

Straight OBR? None. OBR has no re-entry for any player. "A player once removed from a game shall not re-enter that game." 3.03
 
If you're asking about F1 moving to another position, that is permitted once per inning. 3.03 COMMENT

PU should have killed it. You repaired the damage. 6-2-4-d-1
 
"If the pitcher, with a runner on base, stops or hesitates in his delivery because the batter steps out of the box (a) with one foot ... it shall not be a balk. In (a) ... there is no penalty on either the batter or the pitcher. The umpire shall call "Time" and begin play anew."

OBR and FED differ here. I'm guessing BR uses OBR.
 
For OBR, the batter is out once he leaves the dirt circle (probably more than 5 steps?). 6.09(b) COMMENT
 
For FED, he has until he enters the dugout. 7.4.1B
 
In your play, you might not have had a "dirt circle" around HP, and then it is umpire discretion whether the BR was out. The basis for your ruling (BR not out until he leaves the field) is not correct for OBR.
 
You might have been right for the wrong reason, which is still better than being wrong, I suppose.

He gets 1 base TOP for the walk and 1 base TOP for the award. That's 1 base TOP either way: awards aren't additive.
 
If one award were 1 base and another award were 2 bases, the 2 bases would supersede.

The pitch is a real pitch, and the result of the play puts the BR on 1B and advances the runners. Thus, the balk is ignored.

Yes. See 8.3.2K
 
Since the BR was obstructed prior to reaching 1B and the ball was near F3, I'd probably award 1B, and deny an appeal of the missed base (award the touch, too).

Batter interference. The ball is dead, no pitch. With less than 2 outs, R3 is out, batter resumes his at-bat with the previous count. With 2 outs, the batter is out, and no run can score. OBR 6.06(c ), 7.09(c )

Your description is not easy to follow, but it sounds as if F4 misplayed a batted ball near 2B. The misplayed ball was still near him when R1 slid in, contacted the fielder, and caused the ball to roll away.
 
If that's what happened, then it's INT on R1. The ball is dead, the runner is out. Regardless of rule set, I would not rule a double play here, given the misplayed ball.
 
A fielder who misplays a batted ball is still protected, provided that the ball is within a "step and a reach" of him. When protected, the runner must go around him, avoid contact (not merely try to avoid contact), and not alter the pattern of play. Since R1 did not do that here, he is guilty of INT.

Yes, he gets one for free to each pitcher per inning. 8.06(b)
 
The "second trip to the same pitcher in the same inning" requires removal.

Assuming ball passes between HP and 1B or 3B:
 
Foul ball. OBR 2.00 FOUL BALL, FED 2-16-1

Which initial call?
 
PU has all fair/foul when BU is inside, and all catch/no catch with outfielders moving toward the line.
 
BU has all plays at 1B.

Only one fielder may be protected, in this case F1. That means F4 has to stay out of the way.

Sounds like OBS is the correct call here.

Mike, you need the definition of CATCH (NFHS 2-9-1), which references a live ball in flight, and BATTED BALL (NFHS 2-6-1): "A batted or thrown ball is in flight until it has touched the ground or some object other than a fielder."
 
Once the batted ball hits the base, it is no longer in flight, and thus cannot be caught for an out.
 
OBR reference is 2.00 CATCH and IN FLIGHT, which is the same as the FED rule.
 
Jim Reynolds, perhaps understandably, neglected to signal "fair."

INT. The runner is out for the INT, BR is out on the IFF, the ball is dead, other runners return (if there were no outs). The fielder dropped a dead ball.
 
Same in all codes.

The question is poorly worded, since it is not clear whether the batter hit F2 during his swing or on his follow-through. Given the answer choices, however, it's pretty clear the question is asking about "backswing" interference. This rule is not new, and the editorial change only clarifies the ruling.
 
With no outs, the runner advancing to the plate is out for the batter's INT. The ball is dead, the strike counts, and unless it's strike 3 the batter remains at bat.
 
So that would be B.
 
The reference is 7-3-5c/PENALTY.

"A catch is the act of a fielder in getting secure possession in his hand or glove of a live ball in flight and firmly holding it..." 2-9-1

You want 6.09(c ): A batter becomes a runner when...
 
"A fair ball, after having passed a fielder other than the pitcher, or after having been
touched by a fielder, including the pitcher, shall touch an umpire or runner on fair
territory;"

Once F1 comes set, he may step back off the rubber (disengage).
 
He must separate his hands before re-engaging the rubber.
 
It's not a balk, it's a "don't do that."
 
Call time, issue the instruction, and prevent a quick pitch if you can (which IS a balk).

Rule 4.09: learn it, live it, love it.
 
This is a missed base appeal, which in general can be a time play (runs prior to the appeal would score) or a force play (no runs score).
 
When the BR is successfully appealed at 2B, that's a time play, since the BR was not forced to 2B.
 
Had R1 been successfully appealed at 2B, that would be a force play, since R1 was forced to 2B.

Remember that a runner hit with a fair batted ball is INT. Treat it as you would any runner INT: if done with obvious intent to break up a double play, the runner and the BR are both out (doesn't sound like your case). Otherwise, the runner is out, other runners return to their TOP base, and the BR is awarded 1B. Any runners forced to advance by that award advance.
 
In your case, you'd end up with R3 out for INT, BR awarded 1B, and R1 advanced to 2B by that award.

1. Tell BU to slow down and rule on the catch/no catch after all continuing action. That's the biggest takeaway from this play.
 
2. Fix it: the umpire changed his judgment call and put the offense at a disadvantage (FED 10-2-3l, OBR 9.02( c)).

Right: point, "That's interference! He's out!" Do it immediately, so that people know you have something, even if they're not sure what you have.
 
But don't kill it: the ball remains live, and the defense may play on other runners (if any).
 
The runner is out due to the coach interference, and he doesn't become un-out if he returns to a base.

I was having trouble visualizing the play, but I gather that everyone was moving before the pitch, and that F6 and R2 collided. When the batter whiffed, R3 was put out in a rundown.
 
You could get OBS on the collision, but it would be tough to catch. BU has his back to the play, and PU is tracking the pitch. PU might pick it up peripherally if the collision is colossal, but probably nobody sees that.
 
If they do see it and rule it OBS, you're correct, it's a delayed dead ball award. After all playing action, R2 would be awarded 3B. Since he already acquired 3B, the OBS would be ignored.
 
The fact that 3B was occupied during the steal is immaterial and no protection from OBS for the defense. Had the runners returned to their respective bases, the award to R2 would have forced R3 home.

This ^
 
The purpose of the safe/out mechanic is to signal a ruling on a play. No play, no ruling, no signal.