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Old Tue Oct 09, 2012, 08:56am
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Originally Posted by DeputyUICHousto View Post
but, doesn't the rule book say (and I don't have one in front of me) that once a tag is attempted the runner must stay in the basepath in a direct line from where he is at the time of the tag all the way to the base? I think based on that I'd have to call him out.
This is true until the tag attempt is over. It's no longer a tag attempt once the original one is missed and the catcher is on his hands and knees after missing the original tag.
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