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Old Thu Apr 26, 2018, 09:05am
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Originally Posted by bbman View Post
Had this situation yesterday. Runners on first & second. Base hit to left field, runner from second takes a small turn around third, F7 throws a strike to F5 in an attempt to get runner at third because she rounded third. Runner dives back into third base. How is the plate umpire suppose to make that call?
Easy. By being away from the plate and in position for 3rd; in the time it takes the ball to get to LF and back and a runner to get to and round 3rd; plenty of time.
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