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Originally Posted by RPatrino
In school we were taught to always loop when approaching a base in order to not have to deviate too far from the straight line between bases. Perhaps that is a lost art?
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It was pretty obvious that what Ichiro did was not rounding. There was no way he was going to continue to home, seeing that the ball was fielded by the shortstop. Runners round bases when they anticipate they'll continue on. What Ichiro did was intentionally put himself in the perceived path of the throw.
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