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Old Mon Apr 30, 2007, 12:42pm
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Originally Posted by jimpiano
I agree on your explanation of the appeal on the missed color portion going by....And is it also true that the runner can come back to either portion of the double bag before being appealed and be safe? If the ball is dead does it change anything?
Yes, true. The bag only has two halves during a play on BR before BR gets to first. Once BR has passed first, it's just one big base.
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