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Old Mon Oct 18, 2004, 12:43pm
IRISHMAFIA IRISHMAFIA is offline
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Originally posted by CecilOne


Then we've seen the point of no return line. What is the use of that, besides removing any judgement by the runner?
You obviously are not involved with these type of games. If everything at home is a force out, there needs to be a specific point in time when it becomes a force. If there was no commitment line, then every time a runner touched 3rd, a throw home could be arguably a force out on a runner rounding or stepping off the base even if there is no attempt to advance.

That is why there is a commitment line.

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