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The pickoff at first in a two man crew if I'm the base umpire. There are so many angles and ways a runner can dive back ito first - inside the bag, outside the bag, hand first, feet first (seldom seen, but still possible). Then there's that quick swipe tag. And don't forget the cloud of dust. We've all seen the one where the runner easily dives back ahead of the throw, and we call him "safe", and later our plate guy says "He never made it back to the bag". And the one where the throw beats the runner easily, but the first baseman is sloppy with the tag. Yep, the pickoff at first.
"What game are YOU watching?"
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