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Runner called out for being out of the baseline
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Guest Zeke
From what I understand there is no preset base path in the field until a tag play is going to occur then the umpire determines the base path of the runner and decides if he is beyond the 3 foot allowance that defines being “out of the baseline” when a tag is attempted. I asked an umpire who told me that there is a preset base path that you use. I never read this in the rule book or saw a diagram defining this so called base path. How should you determine the base path? Thank you
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That umpire was obviously umpiring back in 1982 when that was possible. Yeah, many people don't remember when the runners had to run in a straight line and make 90-degree turns due the physics of the
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