out of baseline at home plate

[bluezebra]

Repeat after me, "BASEPATH, BASEPATH, BASEPATH."

Bob

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by bluezebra

Repeat after me, "BASEPATH, BASEPATH, BASEPATH."

Bob

This magic mantra of yours will make it no easier to explain the rule to a coach, and ignores the terminology of the actual rule.

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by bluezebra

Repeat after me, "BASEPATH, BASEPATH, BASEPATH."

Bob

Read the rule:

7.08 Any runner is out when—
(a) (1) He runs more than three feet away from his baseline to avoid being tagged unless his action is to avoid interference with a fielder fielding a batted ball. A runner’s baseline is established when the tag attempt occurs and is a straight line from the runner to the base he is attempting to reach safely;

[johnnyg08]

I think the key w/ this rule is "his baseline" versus "the baseline"

[bluezebra]

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

Read the rule:

7.08 Any runner is out when—
(a) (1) He runs more than three feet away from his baseline to avoid being tagged unless his action is to avoid interference with a fielder fielding a batted ball. A runner’s baseline is established when the tag attempt occurs and is a straight line from the runner to the base he is attempting to reach safely;

In all the associations I belonged to in Southern California, it was referred to as “basepath”.

From: BASEBALL RULES by Major League Baseball and have been reproduced - without any alteration - by Baseball Almanac:

"7.08 Any runner is out when-

(a) (1) He runs more than three feet away from a direct line between bases to avoid being tagged unless his action is to avoid interference with a fielder fielding a batted ball; or..."

Where did YOUR 7.08 come from?

Bob

[Matt]

Originally Posted by bluezebra

In all the associations I belonged to in Southern California, it was referred to as “basepath”.

From: BASEBALL RULES by Major League Baseball and have been reproduced - without any alteration - by Baseball Almanac:

"7.08 Any runner is out when-

(a) (1) He runs more than three feet away from a direct line between bases to avoid being tagged unless his action is to avoid interference with a fielder fielding a batted ball; or..."

Where did YOUR 7.08 come from?

Bob

You might want to get your rules updated. The version Rich is quoting is the new 7.08 incorporated in the latest changes to OBR.

[justanotherblue]

BASEPATH..BASEPATH..BASEPATH...

Nope.. still safe

[LDUB]

Originally Posted by bluezebra

Where did YOUR 7.08 come from?

Bob

A rulebook that isn't out of date.

[ozzy6900]

Blue Z, you'll find the latest & greatest MLB / ORB rules at the MLB Rules site. Each section is a PDF file that you can save as a file or print. I stopped buying "out of date" MLB rule books years ago!