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Old Wed Mar 13, 2013, 07:03am
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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA View Post
Would that not be the first and initial play?
It would. But it would not be immediate, which is what Steve suggests as one criterion to decide who makes the call.

I see no real difference between this play, and the play where a looper falls in short left and F6 retrieves and throws the ball to third to force R1. But maybe it's just me.
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