FPSR violation or good play?

[Dave Reed]

Originally Posted by bluezebra

There is no 'baseline' between 1B-2B, or 2B-3B. It's 'base path'.

Bob

You're by no means the only poster who repeats this canard. But the fact is that OBR has only one occurrence of the letter sequence "path", and it is not in conjunction with the word "base".

On the other hand, "baseline" is used frequently, and not always as a synonym for "foul line". Specifically the definition of the infield fly, and rule 7.08(a) use "baseline" while referring to the spaces between 1B-2B and 2B-3B.

Anyway, what's wrong with the word "baseline"?

[BigUmp56]

Originally Posted by Dave Reed

Anyway, what's wrong with the word "baseline"?

Dave,

I think using the term "baseline" perpetuates the myth that a runner must run in a direct line between the bases. This especially holds true when applying 7.08(a) where it does say "baseline", but we as officials know it should be phrased as "basepath" to avoid confusion.


Tim.