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Old Mon Aug 24, 2009, 01:38pm
Rich Ives Rich Ives is offline
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Originally Posted by Spence View Post
Can a runner be called for abandoning his base if he's still inside the white lines? Say a guy hits a ball that he thinks is going to score the runner and end the game. He touches first and then starts heading towards the third base dugout thinking the game is over. Runner is still heading home.

Without having any rule lookup I would guess that its not since he is still in white lines. No rule saying he can't run from to 2nd via the pitcher's mound, right?
Why would it even enter your mind to call it in this situation?
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