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VolUmp

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1 hour ago, Rich Ives said:

You can't abandon after the inning is over.  

 No, but you CAN abandon when you and everyone else "thinks" the inning is over. 

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Rich Ives
Rich Ives

"Out of the base path" only comes into play once a tag attempt starts. Did a tag attempt start?  Even if one did the player's basepath then becomes a straight line from his position at the time the at

maineump
maineump

No one is making anything up or ignoring the rule here - this is not as black and white as you are making it. The entire situation needs to be looked at. There is flexibility in the rule that allows u

noumpere
noumpere

There's an element of "reasonable distance" inherent in the abandonment clause.  Interpretation by Evans would say that the OP does NOT meet this standard (other paragraphs deal with the BR and runner

Jimurray

Jimurray

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37 minutes ago, Rich Ives said:

Not relevant. The inning was still in progress in the example. The key here is that apparently EVERYONE thought the inning was over. You can't abandon after the inning is over.  

 

38 minutes ago, Rich Ives said:

Not relevant. The inning was still in progress in the example. The key here is that apparently EVERYONE thought the inning was over. You can't abandon after the inning is over.  

The inning wasn't over in the OP.  Why is everyone in CAPS? Does that have something to do with the rule? What if a coach developed a deke where his players walked off celebrating out three? But, I personally am taking my time on recognizing and calling abandonment. 

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