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Originally Posted by jmkupka
..."making a travesty of the game"....
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What do you think of when you think "travesty" and what would a player be doing?
Running the bases in reverse is NOT illegal, and is done all the time... in a rundown, returning to touch a base left too soon or a base missed, returning because the base needs to be available for the runner ahead who is returning for some reason, etc.
What I visualize a player is doing when "making a travesty of the game" is some kind of mocking behavior or other behavior not related to playing the game.
Rule 8-3-D says
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D. A runner shall not run bases in reverse order to confuse the fielders nor to make a travesty of the game.
EFFECT: The ball is dead and the runner is out.
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It is not the running of the bases in reverse that is illegal, it is the REASON the bases are run in reverse that is illegal.