"play on" in FED?

[Richvee]

I guess the ball was out of Mauer's reach so this isn't through or by F3?

String theory in FED? Play on? 

http://m.mlb.com/video/v1123933383/cwsmin-twins-get-out-after-anderson-hit-on-basepath/?game_pk=448860

[Jimurray]

23 minutes ago, Richvee said:

I guess the ball was out of Mauer's reach so this isn't through or by F3?

String theory in FED? Play on? 

http://m.mlb.com/video/v1123933383/cwsmin-twins-get-out-after-anderson-hit-on-basepath/?game_pk=448860

Yes, not thru or by in OBR.  F4 did not have a play on the ball. A possible exception, because the ball was well hit,  to the WUM which considers F4 to have a play as long as he is not playing in and would still call R1 out if you considered it thru or by. Time to parse the FED rule wording which we all think allows us to call "string theory".

[noumpere]

Easy out in OBR -- R1 could not have "expected" F3 to field the ball, so R1 is responsible to avoid the ball.

 

Probably play on in FED (we don't really see where F4 is)