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Old Thu Jul 19, 2012, 11:45am
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Originally Posted by Andy View Post
The "safety" is big in slowpitch around here.

It's even in the league rules in two of the leagues I work. A runner on third can stand in foul territory with a right handed batter up to avoid a potential line drive down the third base line. When the ball is put in play, the runner must touch third before advancing.

In my observations, I have seen far more runners using "safety" be hit or almost hit by batted foul balls than they would have been if they just stayed on third.
Yeah, that idea only works when line drives in foul territory are banned!
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