When is a Runner "Between" Bases?

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Mon Sep 30, 2013, 04:19pm

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Originally Posted by tommyleo

I posted a screenshot from the video, above. Is the photo appearing on your screen? In that photo, Reyes' butt is behind third base and his feet are off the ground. So it looks to me that Reyes is just behind third base while Lawrie is on third base.

What Manny's saying is that Reyes's feet, while not contacting the bag, are not BEYOND the bag either --- they are above it. So using EITHER theory (and either baseline), Lawrie has not COMPLETELY passed Reyes.

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