What up wonderful wacky WAKA folks,
Now that we've gotten a couple of games in, people should be aware of the extra base at first, also referred to as the safety base, and how to properly use it. The main thing to remember is that the safety base is there for, yep you guessed it, safety. The idea is to have fewer collisions. The applicable rules are rule 1.06, 10.06, and 14.06o if you want to look at the details, but to summarize them:
- Runners from home must use the Extra Base instead of First Base unless:
- they are avoiding collision with a fielder in foul territory
- they are attempting to advance to Second Base
- there is no fielder on First Base
- Fielders must use the First Base unless they are making a play in foul territory.
That's the main gist of it. So fellas if you "mistakenly" forget to use the safety base because you are "distracted" by the hot girl playing first and "accidentally" run into her, you will be called out.
Happy kicking, flipping, and ... yeah,
Josh
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