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Old Wed Mar 30, 2011, 09:43pm
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Originally Posted by mbyron View Post
Well, as they say, stupid isn't illegal. I have no idea why a runner would start his slide halfway between the bases, but as long as the contact is not malicious I've simply got an attempt to avoid a tag. My bar for MC is going to be a lot lower that far from the base, though.
mbyron,

Perhaps to legally(???) "take out" the F4, preventing him from completing the DP?

I'm still debating (with myself, anyway) whether this would meet the 8-4-2(c) & 8-4-2(f) standard of "legally avoiding" or whether 8-4-1(h) would prevail.

What do you think? Stupid, or too clever by half?

JM
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