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Originally Posted by mlyons
Think about this statement for a second. You're saying that an unwritten "rule" that is actually directly in contradiction with baseball's official rules is not up to interpretation. The only way that could possibly be true is if it were actually enforced to the letter of the law.
And Aybar was not straddling the bag, unless you consider Massachusetts and Rhode Island to be straddling New Jersey. He was well to the left field side.
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Yes, that is what I am saying. If it's common practice it is what to be expected. Or else he would have touched the bag. You don't see any first basemen do that, why? Because if their foot is not on the bag the runner is safe. If that were the case at 2nd in a double play, they would make sure they touched the bag.
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