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Originally Posted by Manny A
Hmmm. In the discussion of the Ichiro play, you mentioned that the tag attempt starts when the catcher had the ball and started to make his turn. Here at 0:35, the first baseman has the ball and is starting to move towards the runner. What's the difference?
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Freeze it at 0:35 (maybe someone more technologically advanced than I can post the freeze frame). The fielder is at least six feet from the runner when he starts to move toward him. That is not a tag attempt. The baseline has not been established this point.