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I believe LBR was written (and amended, and amended, ...) with the intent of stopping the wasting of time. All of those plays several years ago where the pitcher had the ball, and the baserunner would just stand there several feet off the bag. It wasn't a matter of sportsmanship or of making a pitcher cry. It was simply a matter of wasting time.
I've seen (numerous times), under the current rule, where the batter simply stops 1 step before 1st base, allowing the runner to try to draw a throw when the pitcher has no intention of throwing. WASTE OF TIME. This new amendment puts an end to that.
Here's what I don't get. I do baseball too, and even without LBR or circle rules, the boys never mess with this nonsense. Wonder why the girls had to have it outlawed to get it to stop.
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