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Originally posted by englanj5
Bayouump hit it on the head. The throw was up the line and drew 1st baseman off and ball was fielded in foul territory. As the runner went by, he stepped to the inside of the foul line into fair territoty to avoid the tag, which he did. After arguing with the plate ump about call, he said that the runner was called out for running into fair territory to avoid tag. The running 3 foot outside or inside of the foul line was not part of his decision to reverse the safe call that was given by the fistbase ump.
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"The running 3 foot outside or inside of the foul line was not part of his decision to reverse the safe call that was given by the fistbase ump."
Nor should it have been. The rule prohibit running 3 feet from his baseline, not the fair or foul lines.
The more you describe it, the more it seem the umpire made the right call for the right reason. His fault it seems is in making an incomplete explanation of his call. He should have said he called him out for running three feet from his baseline to avoid the tag. His explanation just gave the direction of the avoidance, not the distance.