Against Stealing First Base

Wasserman, Howard

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Against Stealing First Base

27 NINE: J. Baseball Hist. & Culture 108 (2019).

Florida International University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 21-04

7 Pages Posted: 1 Mar 2021

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Howard Wasserman

Florida International University (FIU) - College of Law

Date Written: February 26, 2021

Abstract

This short essay criticizes the "stealing first base" rule with which the independent Atlantic League experimented in 2019. Without mincing words, this rule was and remains a terrible idea. It has no precedent or analogue in existing rules. It is inconsistent with baseball’s under- lying structure. And it will create confusion for everyone, to the disadvantage of the defense. My hope is the league does not retain the rule and it remains a half-season historical footnote.

Keywords: Sports, Baseball

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Wasserman, Howard, Against Stealing First Base (February 26, 2021). 27 NINE: J. Baseball Hist. & Culture 108 (2019)., Florida International University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 21-04, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3793675