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Originally Posted by mbyron
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.
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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