Thread: Play at 1B
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Old Wed Jun 26, 2013, 07:22pm
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Originally Posted by jmkupka View Post
Hard liner skips off F3's mitt toward 1B coach's box (fair ball)... F3 retrieves it, and easily wins the footrace to the bag (by at least 3 steps), with both F3 and BR hitting orange only.
I have safe, off the bag.
Did I tank this basic call?
This is the simple and correct answer:

Anytime the play on the BR is coming from foul territory on the right side, either player may use either half of the double base.
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