OT - baseball question

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

According to the story, the umpire said, "The fielder gets a stop and a dive, and after that, he can't be in the baseline".

I agree with the "stop and a dive," though "step and a reach" is more common parlance. The part in red is wrong: he may not impede the runner after misplaying the ball, whether the fielder is in the "baseline" or anywhere else.