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Tie Goes to the Runner?

6 September 2017   Nick G (from umpirebible.com) It’s surprising how frequently this issue comes up: Tie goes to the runner. I get emails through the web site, or I’m approached by people who know I’m an umpire, and the thing people want to vent about are the close plays at first base: the runner’s foot…

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Strike Zone, Part 1

19 March 2015 Nick G (from umpirebible.com) Baseball is unique in that one of the central and most important features of the field of play is completely invisible. There are no lines that mark it, no buzzers or bells that go off when it’s touched. There is a five-sided plate in the ground beneath it,…

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