quote:Originally posted by OK Heat:
Running the bases in reverse order is not meant to be taken literally like a guy hit the ball and ran to third.
Yes, it is. That's why it states "(w)hen a runner is called out for running the bases in reverse order..." A runner is only called out for that in circumstances where he is doing so illegally--otherwise he is put out via defensive play. Think about it--was he out simply because he ran back to a base? Nope.