quote:Originally posted by pilsner:quote:If you do not rule malicious contact on this play and just call an out, on what basis do you kill the play and return the second runner?
Fed Rule 8-4-2b which covers illegal contact as well as force play slide rule violations.
With R1 and R2 there would not be a force play at home.
My question is a caveat. One call not call time on just the out. You need to call interference, MC, something to justify killing the ball.