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Originally Posted by Mark Padgett
According to the story, the umpire said, "The fielder gets a stop and a dive, and after that, he can't be in the baseline".
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I agree with the "stop and a dive," though "step and a reach" is more common parlance. The part in red is wrong: he may not impede the runner after misplaying the ball, whether the fielder is in the "baseline" or anywhere else.