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Thu May 25, 2006, 04:45pm
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I believe you are referring to the "foul lines", as in: "...The foul lines and all other playing lines indicated in the diagrams by solid black lines shall be marked with wet, unslaked lime, chalk or other white material. ..." And does anybody have any idea what "unslaked lime" is & how it would differ from "slaked lime"? JM Last edited by UmpJM; Thu May 25, 2006 at 04:48pm. 
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Thu May 25, 2006, 06:24pm
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I suppose its not slaked....
 Bob(Mr. Obvious) P.
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Thu May 25, 2006, 06:32pm
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PWL,
I was refering to Steve being correct about the runner establishing his own baseline. Also, you emphatically state the runner was out, I mearly mentioned that an out is not automatic. Bob P.
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Thu May 25, 2006, 10:58pm
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He's out in FED in my mind.
Also, about establishing baselines: with each throw by the defense, the runner establishes a new baseline (3 feet each way). So he doesn't have to keep running in a V shape, back to the pitchers mound, he can work his way back to the direct line in between (probably will be gradually on each throw). Correct me if I'm wrong....
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Thu May 25, 2006, 11:13pm
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SLAKED LIME-This is the common name for Calcium Hydroxide: It is lime (crushed limestone) combined with water or moist air to create a paste or liquid (limewater or hydrated lime). UNSLAKED LIME-This is the powdered, course product of crushing limestone. Lime in many forms is caustic and can burn skin and fabric- thus the change to modern chalk. Incidently, the use of unslaked lime has given us some of our most revered traditions including the kicking of dirt, etc. on umpires (lime will make very short work of wool pants), and catchers wiping out the back lines of the batter's boxes (they were afraid of pitches in the dirt and shuffling around the plate getting the lime into their eyes). Anyway...that's what lime is! Bainer
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