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Why is a shortstop allowed between 2nd and 3rd base but there isn't one between

1st and 2nd? Many balls hit between this gap
Traditional Latin ass
  05/09/25
imagine the gasps you would get for asking this obvious ques...
michael doodikoff
  05/09/25
https://www.conceptdraw.com/examples/baseball-positions
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  05/09/25
Youre kidding right?
maine is 180
  05/09/25
I assume he's trying to get us all riled up. I gave him a p...
---------------!!!!!!!!!!!!!-----------
  05/09/25
The real question is why no one actually plays second base.
Pierbattista Pizzaballa
  05/10/25
They took out a base in 1879 after Johnnywickets Chisenholm ...
cowgod (retired)
  05/09/25
And here I thought the longstop position was in-between 1st ...
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  05/09/25
(my wife after figuring out what a shortstop was)
gibberish (?)
  05/09/25
I was once told I couldn't play shortstop because I was too ...
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  05/09/25
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Traditional Latin ass
  05/09/25
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cowgod
  05/10/25
Same thing happened to Jose Altuve and he ended up on second
Pierbattista Pizzaballa
  05/10/25
That would be a long stop
Pierbattista Pizzaballa
  05/10/25


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Date: May 9th, 2025 3:52 PM
Author: Traditional Latin ass

1st and 2nd? Many balls hit between this gap

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Date: May 9th, 2025 3:55 PM
Author: michael doodikoff

imagine the gasps you would get for asking this obvious question around "real baseball fans"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5722850&forum_id=2).#48917535)



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Date: May 9th, 2025 3:56 PM
Author: ---------------!!!!!!!!!!!!!-----------


https://www.conceptdraw.com/examples/baseball-positions

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Date: May 9th, 2025 3:58 PM
Author: maine is 180

Youre kidding right?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5722850&forum_id=2).#48917547)



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Date: May 9th, 2025 3:59 PM
Author: ---------------!!!!!!!!!!!!!-----------


I assume he's trying to get us all riled up. I gave him a picture just in case...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5722850&forum_id=2).#48917552)



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Date: May 10th, 2025 11:37 AM
Author: Pierbattista Pizzaballa

The real question is why no one actually plays second base.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5722850&forum_id=2).#48919318)



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Date: May 9th, 2025 4:00 PM
Author: cowgod (retired) (🧐)

They took out a base in 1879 after Johnnywickets Chisenholm ran the a fourth basemen through with his cleats. So they renamed fourth base position to shortstop and moved the player's position to keep the same roster size.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5722850&forum_id=2).#48917558)



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Date: May 9th, 2025 4:02 PM
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And here I thought the longstop position was in-between 1st and 2nd and got eliminated in 1930 on account of the Great Depression and the need to scale back...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5722850&forum_id=2).#48917563)



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Date: May 9th, 2025 4:25 PM
Author: gibberish (?)

(my wife after figuring out what a shortstop was)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5722850&forum_id=2).#48917634)



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Date: May 9th, 2025 4:27 PM
Author: .,.,....,.,.;,.,,,:,.,.,::,...,:,..;,..,


I was once told I couldn't play shortstop because I was too Tall and they made me play first base

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5722850&forum_id=2).#48917638)



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Date: May 9th, 2025 4:37 PM
Author: Traditional Latin ass



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5722850&forum_id=2).#48917671)



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Date: May 10th, 2025 11:34 AM
Author: cowgod ( )



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5722850&forum_id=2).#48919309)



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Date: May 10th, 2025 11:37 AM
Author: Pierbattista Pizzaballa

Same thing happened to Jose Altuve and he ended up on second

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5722850&forum_id=2).#48919321)



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Date: May 10th, 2025 11:36 AM
Author: Pierbattista Pizzaballa

That would be a long stop

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5722850&forum_id=2).#48919316)