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Originally Posted by greymule
MLB films from decades ago show clearly that runners were expected to try to break up double plays however they could, short of reaching up and catching the throw. Even obvious deviation from the baseline, ten feet from being able to reach the bag with hand or foot, was simply accepted. Rolling blocks were common and utterly ignored by the umpires. The rule book said one thing; the ballpark said another.
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Fs were allowed "in the vicinity" FO calls to combat this ridiculous "football is baseball" mentality. The whole sitch was st00pid.
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Last edited by fitump56; Tue Aug 28, 2007 at 01:16am.
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