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Originally Posted by Dakota
So, you're holding up Jeter and the Yankee$ as paragons of good sportsmanship?  But, to answer your question, yes, it was. |
Not necessarily. If a player has a tendency to leave the base, I can see watching and trying to get them out. I think what most are referring to is this being done all the time with every player.
As a player who ocassionally encountered an umpire which wouldn't kill the ball, I would just lay on the ground and make no effort to get up if there was a defender anywhere near me. I would just smile at the umpire and eventually he would call time.