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So far this season (7 weeks of NFHS ball plus 3 weeks of ASA ball), I've called more runners out for blatent lookback violations than in the last 3 seasons combined.
What I mean by blatent is bold taunting of the pitcher. Latest example - last night, 12U game. Batter-runner rounds first (on a BOB), and stops. Pitcher had the ball in the circle well before BR reached 1st. Runner stands off the base by a couple of feet trying to get a reaction out of the pitcher.
"one thousand one, one thousand t... DEAD BALL - RUNNER OUT"
Had 2, that's TWO, different runners on the same team do the same thing in the same HS game about 2 weeks ago. HS coach was incredulous.
At least the 12U coach said (after the inning was over), "Thank you for calling that. I've been telling her all year about that. I don't know what she thinks she is doing - she's not even very fast."
Anyone else seen an increase in pushing the margins of lookback on rounding bases? Or am I just "lucky"?
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Tom
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