Reading the previous thread, I'm still confused about situations where the runner reaches first and then the pitcher gets the ball.
If the runner has not stopped yet then treat it the same as if the pitcher had the ball before the runner reached first?
If the runner has stopped and made a move toward second then its just a normal play, ie. one stop allowed?
If the runner has stopped and started back toward first before the pitcher gets the ball. Now my confusion starts. Runner stops before (or at the instant) pitcher catches the throw. This is the one legal stop? Is the runner now in jeopardy of being put out?
Runner stops after the pitcher catches the ball. Is this a legal stop? Is the runner in jeporady?
For the previous 4 questions does it matter which direction the runner turned?
Oh and devils advocate since the rule always seem to specify a turn, what if the runner stops but does not turn and moonwalks back toward first?
If the runner has not stopped yet then treat it the same as if the pitcher had the ball before the runner reached first?
If the runner has stopped and made a move toward second then its just a normal play, ie. one stop allowed?
If the runner has stopped and started back toward first before the pitcher gets the ball. Now my confusion starts. Runner stops before (or at the instant) pitcher catches the throw. This is the one legal stop? Is the runner now in jeopardy of being put out?
Runner stops after the pitcher catches the ball. Is this a legal stop? Is the runner in jeporady?
For the previous 4 questions does it matter which direction the runner turned?
Oh and devils advocate since the rule always seem to specify a turn, what if the runner stops but does not turn and moonwalks back toward first?
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