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Baseball

Patterson

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7. Right, but I don't see any other way to handle it.

Reply to Dr. Strange (Reply #6)

Wed Mar 17, 2021, 11:53 PM

Mar 2021

It's imperative the ump makes a call, where if he missed second or third, no call is ever made and everyone assumes he stepped on the bag until someone contests it.

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Okay, somebody help me out with baseball rules. [View all] Dr. Strange Mar 2021 OP

This is an "overrunning first base appeal play"... PoliticAverse Mar 2021 #1

Okay. I think I get the picture. Dr. Strange Mar 2021 #4

A baseball quiz I wrote a while ago ... enjoy! (answers at the bottom) PBC_Democrat Mar 2021 #2

That's why it should be called "The fair pole." n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2021 #3

The runner did step on the bag the best I can tell. Patterson Mar 2021 #5

Yeah, it's kind of moot in that sense. Dr. Strange Mar 2021 #6

Right, but I don't see any other way to handle it. Patterson Mar 2021 #7