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Old Mon Jul 28, 2008, 07:25am
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Originally Posted by JEL
The lines will cause more arguements because umpires still won't see all the violations and judging whether the entire foot is outside the line at full speed still will be difficult. That said, it is a rule sadly lacking in enforcement and consistency and both are needed.

The phrase in the article "If the batter does not reach first base safely and all other base runners safely advance at least one base" need editing.
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