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				Originally posted by DrC.  
Which Leads to me to this statement/question.  Isn't a head first slide towards a base that you have not occupied illegal in Little League baseball??  I thought this was put in around 1998/1999.  Maybe it was a local rule... I guess it isn't illegal because if it is was, the last run scored by Japan in the finals would have to been disallowed.  
			
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 Dr.C,
Yes, the head first slide is illegal in Little League.
However, in the instance of which you speak, I think the slide was initiated by the runners feet actually being propelled forward and to the right side, as opposed to the head and arms being propelled forward.
A great slide, I thought. Very athletic and legal.
mick