MichaelVA2000 wrote:And here I thought the BR was forced to run to first base on a fair batted ball.....just sayin'.Anti-Clone wrote:MichaelVA2000 wrote:As the play is described, I have R1 safe. When F4 short hopped the batted ball and made the force out at first base on the BR, R1 had the option to continue advancing or return to first base.
There could have been the possibility of a look back rule violation depending on the actions of F1 and R1 while the ball was in the circle.
Whether a force play is "on" or "off" is very important here, as noted by you and others. For that reason, I bring up the fact that there CANNOT be a force out at 1st base on the BR. Only runners can be forced. The BR is never forced at 1st bas
e. While it may be semantics, I bring it up since it was the topic of conversation.
It;s considered a live ball appeal play ... You get the ball there before the BR reaches the base and she is out ... Just like a runner coming back to a bag on a caught fly there is no force, it's a live ball appeal ... Runners are not forched TO a base, they are forced FROM a base ...