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Originally Posted by tommyleo
I just noticed this thread. Keep in mind that Reyes was not adjacent to third base. He was sitting on his butt, just behind third base. That's why I contend that the ump may have decided that Lawrie had passed Reyes: Lawrie was on the bag while Reyes was behind the bag.
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I guess I'm having a hard time understanding what you mean by "just behind" third base. From my watching the video, Reyes' entire body did not go past third toward the leftfield corner. That would be where I consider that Lawrie had passed him, because Lawrie would then be physically closer to home plate than Reyes.
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