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Old Mon Sep 30, 2013, 04:17pm
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If I am understanding your explanation here, perhaps the ump did indeed make the correct call because he ruled that Reyes was still "on" third base due to Reyes' position on the field (just beyond and just behind third base -- which would be in that "area" you detailed). So when Lawrie was standing on third base and tagged, Lawrie was correctly ruled out even though Reyes was not in contact with the bag?

Is your interpretation of that specific area ("bounded by the lines from the square, extended outward") detailed in any rule book? Or is it a reasonable interpretation of existing rules to fit this kind of situation?

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First... don't mix the passing rules and the two runners on a base rule - they are not meant to go together.

Second - I've heard equally knowledgeable and equally talented clinicians preach both of the methods I've described. I don't think either is universal by any stretch. Neither are detailed in the rulebook - the rulebook merely says "passes" or "past" and clarifies with "completely".

The scenario we're discussing happens so very rarely it's not worth clarifying.
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