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It means what I said it means. People smarter than me have interpreted the rules and made these decisions. Call what you want to call. I'm done trying to help you. BTW, you left out the part about leaving the baseline in 7.08a2. [/B]
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So how are you related to Alexander Cartwright, Rich?
I don't know who YOU are (Commisioner of Baseball, President of Little League, Umpire-In-Chief for North America, Alexander Cartwright reincarnate, etc.)so why should I accept it means what you say it means and not what I say it means? Give me some reference, that's all I ask.
Leaving the baseline is not the point of the rule. The point is abandonning the effort to touch the next base. I think all will agree, that is the spirit of the rule. Since rules don't cover all conceivablities, we have to make decissions based upon "the spirit of the rule".
[Edited by gumpire on Apr 6th, 2004 at 05:31 PM]