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Rich Ives

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1 hour ago, UmpRandy said:

 

If the base runner in the original video was "smart", then all she'd have to do is stutter or otherwise stop and make it obvious to the umpire that her progress was "impeded" while the catcher was standing there before catching the ball.

 

Yes.

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Not in baseball - even Fed.  F2 had possession of the ball and the runner gave no indication that she was hindered in any way (didn't slide early, adjust her path, slow down, etc.)  I have an out.  I'

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Yes: with R3 trying to score on a wild pitch or passed ball to F2's right, we'd "open the gate" with the right foot and then back away, keeping everything in front of us. Probably end up approximately

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