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Originally Posted by Spence
Had Middlebrooks not raised his legs would it have been OBS if the runner tripped over him?
Does the fact that he took off for him "inside" the baseline play into this at all?
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Neither matters, contact is not required, had the runner not tripped it still would have been obs. The baseline is established by the runner, not some imaginary line, foul line, grass etc. Simply the route the runner chooses to take.
The only times a baseline matters pertain to a tag attempt and the running lane to 1B, other wise, runners can run wherever they wish.