re: Runners interference

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He was wrong then, and you are wrong now. It’s obvious that the first baseman, in that situation, has to present a target well to the inside of the first base line. That is the only way to get an unobstructed throw from the catcher to the first baseman. And to do that the first baseman needs to have his left foot on the bag. Use your head. If he had his right foot on the bag he’d have had his back to the catcher as he stretched to the inside of the line.

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I don't disagree if the ball was right in front of the plate, but this throw cam from the middle of the diamond and was essentially the same angle as a throw from a third baseman on a bunt or slow chopper, albeit from closer in and the correct positioning is with the right foot for a right handed first baseman to allow for maximum flexibility and stretch radius.