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Originally Posted by Dakota
I never really understood why this action is illegal in the first place. In every other place on the field, the runner can choose whatever base path she wants... forward, backward, wide arcs, whatever.
I do understand that she cannot retreat to home as a "base", but why is it illegal to retreat as part of any other base-running strategy or purpose?
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Between home and 1B there is no safe place for BR to retreat to. She can't go back and stand on home plate to avoid being put out.
