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Old Sun Sep 28, 2008, 08:58pm
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Originally Posted by bluezebra View Post
In all the associations I belonged to in Southern California, it was referred to as “basepath”.

From: BASEBALL RULES by Major League Baseball and have been reproduced - without any alteration - by Baseball Almanac:

"7.08 Any runner is out when-

(a) (1) He runs more than three feet away from a direct line between bases to avoid being tagged unless his action is to avoid interference with a fielder fielding a batted ball; or..."

Where did YOUR 7.08 come from?

Bob
You might want to get your rules updated. The version Rich is quoting is the new 7.08 incorporated in the latest changes to OBR.
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