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I disagree. Contact is made most of the time, because this game has a 15 inch square, 2-5 inch bag they call a base. And when two human beings, called players, are attempting to be there at the same time, it is usually inevitable that contact will happen.
This has been recognized in the HS's and in some areas a double first base is being used. I am not aware of a "one step rule" however, the fact that contact is made, does NOT imply that someone is not trying to avoid contact, given the criteria that this game is being played under. LL is no exception. Avoiding contact at ALL times in this game is just not humanly possible.
I really don't believe our job is to penalize players for complying with the rules or as others have said many time on this board, "go picking boogers". Trying to split hairs on wether a runner avoided contact or not in this situation, is beyond the call of duty.
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Thu Apr 22, 2004, 02:32pm
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