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Originally posted by mattmets
I personally don't believe in the neighborhood play at all. Runners don't get that benefit, so why should the defense? The base is there for a reason- touch it.
But no, there is definitely no neighborhood at first base.
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Runners do get a benefit at times. In a two man system I can look right at a runner touching a base and can't always tell that he did. But if it looks close enough it's a neighborhood touch. I always ask myself, "am I sure enough for an appeal?", and 80% of the time the answer is NO.