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Old Wed May 18, 2011, 08:35pm
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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA View Post
However, while it is true the runner cannot stand there as long as they want, the runners must be permitted some latitude as they cannot be expected to immediately advance or return to a base just because the pitcher catches a thrown ball in the middle of a play and steps in the circle. Gotta be some allowance for them to find the ball and relize the player with the ball is the pitcher and has ceased to be a defender in the midst of a play and reassumed the position of pitcher.
Absolutely, which is why...

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One-thousand one, one-thousand-dead ball.
This was about to be my next post until Tony beat me to it.
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