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	All About Baseball
		If first base is occupied when a batter hits the ball, that runner is required to advance to the next base.
		The third baseman's primary requirement is a very strong right arm so that he can throw the ball all the way across the infield to the first baseman.
		A successful hit where the batter stops at first base is a single; if he stops at second base, a double; at third base, a triple.
	creativebaseball.com /all-about-baseball.htm (3924 words)

	Basics of Playing Baseball - Baseball Fanatics
		The area in the vicinity of the square formed by the bases is called the infield; fair territory outside the infield is the outfield.
		The initial decision to make first base 90 feet from home plate was an inspired one; it means that no runner, no matter how fast, can beat the throw to first of a ball cleanly fielded and properly thrown to first by a fielder in proper position.
		This is called a "walk." A batter may also move to first base if he is struck by a pitched ball, unless he puts himself in the path of the pitch and makes no attempt to avoid being struck.
	www.baseball-fanatics.com /basics (1197 words)

	Conscious Coach
		They remember the times that the third base player takes a card which results in a loss, however they forget about all the times that the “mistake” by the third base player actually saves the table.
		Another situation that the “Basic Strategy Experts” fail to consider is that the player at third base may indeed be a card counter.
		So what looks like an idiot play by the player at third base in the eyes of the basic strategy player, may actually be the correct play for somebody who is counting cards.
	www.theconsciouscoach.com (4095 words)

	USATODAY.com - Hot corner demands hard to maintain (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Similarly, most major league teams don't necessarily rely on their third basemen to be the face of their organizations, but they know that if they don't have solid players at the position, they're not bringing home a World Series trophy.
		Chavez's.966 fielding percentage was only the fifth-best mark among AL third basemen, but he ranked second in total chances (438) and double plays (28) while finishing in a tie for third in assists (302).
		He made just 12 errors and is considered perhaps the finest defensive third baseman in the AL outside of the A's Eric Chavez.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/bbw/2005-11-30-third-basemen_x.htm (1743 words)

	How to Play Third Base (the Right Way)
		Third base requires a very solid glove - most batters are right handed, and many of them love to pull the baseball.
		This means that third base gets many hits, and the fielder's positon places him very close to the batter, leaving less reaction time than most other positions enjoy.
		The third baseman mus have a strong arm if he is to have any chance of throwing out a runner at first base, so he will frequently possess one of the strongest arms on the team.
	www.youthbaseballinfo.com /view_article.php?articleid=16 (652 words)

	Baseball Excellence - We Teach Baseball - Instructional videos, books, equipment, accessories, and newsletters for ...
		For instance, the correct primary and then the three-step walking lead at third base puts the runner at a favorable distance to score on a wild pitch or be able to get back to the bag in time to tag up on a fly ball.
		On a base hit a good time to attempt to take the extra base is with two outs and an average hitter on deck.
		When on second base concentrate on the pitcher and let the third base coach give you direction as to the whereabouts of the middle infielders.
	www.baseball-excellence.com /index.cfm?Method=Instructions_Instructionsdetail&id=14 (1512 words)

	Third Base: The Crossroads, Part One -- The Hardball Times
		This makes third base a position that one half of the roster can aspire to as the highest challenge of their skills, as well as a position that the other half of the roster can relax toward as their skills erode due to age or injury.
		The placement of third base in the exact center of the defensive spectrum is a function of modern baseball, or more precisely, a function of the way baseball has been played since roughly the 1920s.
		Thus third base was seen as a defense-first position in the opening decades of the 20th century.
	www.hardballtimes.com /main/article/third-base-the-crossroads-part-one (2368 words)

	ESPNMAG.com - Third base, a most difficult position (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Third base has long been a mystery for teams, a position that year after year goes unfilled; there are fewer third basemen (nine) in the Hall of Fame than any position.
		One third baseman (Cal Ripken) announced his retirement, another (Scott Rolen) was sharply criticized by his manager even though he's on a 90-RBI pace and a third (Tony Batista) was on his way to the minor leagues before being claimed on waivers.
		There are few situations more frightening for a fielder than playing third base with the infield in and a big right-handed hitter at the plate.
	espn.go.com /magazine/kurkjian_20010628.html (1083 words)

	Third Base: The Crossroads, Part Five -- The Hardball Times
		Hinton appeared in only 51 major league games at third base, and only on a fill-in basis; it may well be the case that by leveraging his versatility and deploying him as a supersub, Hinton's teams derived more value from him than they would have if they'd allowed him to focus on any specific position.
		This leaves third base, and The Crossroads was a sensible place for Harper to end up: not adept enough to handle shortstop, second base or center field, but not powerful enough to occupy right field, left field or first base.
		Played mostly third base in his lone half-season at triple-A, and was used at third a lot by the Cardinals in 1983 and '84.
	www.hardballtimes.com /main/article/third-base-the-crossroads-part-five (5499 words)

	Confessions of a Third Base Coach (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The first base coach is responsible for the base-runner from the time they hit the ball until they reach first base and until they leave first, headed for second.
		And, once they leave first base, whether they are stealing or moving with the next batter's hit, they again become the responsibility of the third base coach.
		The fair back means that he should go back to third in fair territory so that he blocks the catcher's throw back to the base in case the catcher tries to throw him out going back to third.
	www.decatursports.com /drills/base/third_base_coach.htm (2107 words)

	Amateur Softball Association of America
		Davis is on third base, Craig is on second base and Savoie is on first base with one out.
		Wilkes is returned to third base and Montgomery returned to second base.
		Ruling:Since all awarded bases must be touched and Hobson did not reach first base safely for the third out of the inning.
	www.softball.org /umpires/may2003plays.asp (617 words)

	Softball: third base
		Since third base is closest to home, much of the action takes place along the third base foul line.
		Cooperation and communication between the third base player and the shortstop is important to stop steals from 2nd.
		Third base fielding is a busy is frequent during each game.
	en.allexperts.com /q/Softball-2562/third-base.htm (438 words)

	How to Play Third Base in Softball \| eHow.com
		All of this without losing sight of the fact that third base is all that stands between a runner and home base.
		Catch the ball as it is thrown and move to the inside of the base.
		They also have to be cautious of the slap bunt (a fake bunt), where the batter pulls their bat back at the last second and attempts to hit it between infielders (at which point they will stop charging the bunt and defend themselves).
	www.ehow.com /how_15794_play-third-base.html (715 words)

	Defensive Concepts by Coach Gordie Gillespie
		The importance of runners on third base is often overlooked by coaches.
		Keeping runners off third base must be an important key to the team's defensive philosophy (and a fundamental part of the team's offensive philosophy should be to get runners to third base).
		To illustrate the importance of keeping runners off third, here is a list of 24 ways in which a runner can score from third base but not from second base.
	www.baseballtips.com /dconcepts.html (970 words)

	Who's on First? by Abbott and Costello
		Abbott: He's on third, we're not talking about him.
		Costello: Would you just stay on third base and don't go off it.
		Costello: Is to throw the ball to first base.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /humor4.shtml (877 words)

	Castillo takes grounders at third base (Site not responding. Last check: )
		He was more emphatic when asked if Castillo is being converted full time to third base.
		The Pirates had discussed the possibility of Castillo playing third during last season, largely because they were dismayed by the extra weight he was carrying and how that affected his range at second.
		In his professional career, he has played second, third and shortstop, and he continues to play the outfield annually in winter ball.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/07053/764035-63.stm (352 words)

	Baseball Coaching: Playing Third Base
		The ball often is hit very hard toward third base and the lack of distance doesn't give you much time to react.
		At third base you must be able to cross over quickly and get to the ball hit to either side.
		The backhand play down the third base line is one of the most difficult plays in baseball to make.
	www.qcbaseball.com /skills/infield_thirdbase1.aspx (690 words)

	Bodybuilding.com - eteamz - Base Running Tips & Drills. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Be sure that the third base lead is in foul ground, and that the dive back into the bag is coming back on the foul line in line of the catcher's throw.
		One runs straight through first base as if she is beating out a groundball, the other makes a turn and continues into second.
		The runner on third base is similar to the one on second.
	www.bodybuilding.com /fun/eteam20.htm (1467 words)

	Rutherford Little League Base Umpiring, 1999
		With a runner on first base, the base umpire takes a position on the edge of the outfield grass on an extension of the line from third to second base.
		A fielder who blocks the base path and prevents a runner from reaching a base or advancing to the next base is guilty of obstruction, unless he has the ball and is waiting to make the tag.
		For instance, if two runners rounded third base and the defense appeals that one of them missed the bag, they have to specify "the lead runner", or "the trail runner", or "the runner who came from second", or "the batter".
	mysite.verizon.net /rutherford.ll/umpinst.htm (3895 words)

	Rays: Third base 'not a big deal' for Upton
		In fact, he played it almost as much as shortstop in 2004 when he was with the Devil Rays for 45 games.
		Upton got through his first two games at third with relative ease, fielding three grounders, a pop fly and a line drive without an error.
		He said he played some third in high school, and in 2004 played 13 games there for Tampa Bay with two errors in 24 chances for a.917 fielding percentage.
	www.sptimes.com /2006/07/15/Rays/Third_base__not_a_big.shtml (530 words)

	50 Question Little League Rules Quiz - Youth Baseball Knowledge Base
		A runner is on base, and the pitcher, with his foot on the pitching rubber, accidentally drops the ball.
		There is a runner on third base, and the batter hits a fly ball that is caught, but the runner tags up and leaves third base before the ball is caught and scores;.
		If a thrown ball accidentally touches a first base or third base coacher, the ball is declared dead and the runners must stop at the base they are on or are approaching.[5.08]
	infosports.net /baseball/arch/583.htm (1313 words)

	HeraldNet - Third base bickering (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Playing third base for the first time since 1993, Mariners infielder Mark McLemore robs Chicago's Julio Zuleta of a hit in the fourth inning of Monday's game at spring training in Peoria, Ariz.
		The Mariners, with David Bell as their starter at third and no strong candidates to back him up, need McLemore to be flexible.
		As for the move from second to third, it's a whole new world that he's not very familiar with.
	www.heraldnet.com /stories/01/3/6/13524107.cfm (726 words)

	Seattlest: In Sex, What's Third Base?
		Now, this whole "bases" thing is a whole hell of a lot less pertinent now than in high school.
		Third base has always been "heavy petting" below the belt, but oral sex is difficult to put into baseball terms.
		In my sexually prolific youth, oral sex was third base, but I like Audrey's theory that oral sex is an inside-the-park home run, if for no other reason than that the Mets' Jose Reyes definitely got one sort last night.
	www.seattlest.com /archives/2006/09/08/in_sex_whats_third_base.php (790 words)

	third base definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
		third base definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
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		third of four bases in baseball: in baseball, the base to the batter's left that is the third of four bases on the diamond and that must be touched safely to score a run
	encarta.msn.com /dictionary_1861719753/third_base.html (112 words)

	third - Definitions from Dictionary.com
		the third part of the personal property of a deceased husband, which in certain circumstances goes absolutely to the widow.
		the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball; "he was cut down on a close play at third" [syn: third base]
		Third rail in electric railway sense is recorded from 1890.
	dictionary.reference.com /browse/third (833 words)

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		As the ball goes by the batter, the runner at third will push off the bag with their back foot and take two or three hard strides toward home plate in foul territory (if you are hit with a batted ball in fair territory, you're out), finishing with their weight going forward.
		If the catcher catches the ball, the runner retreats back to third base, but he does so in fair territory (so if the catcher throws to third the ball has a good chance of hitting the runner in the back, caroming into left field and we score the run).
		The runner must be able to observe the catch himself, rather than relying on the third base coach to tell him to tag up.
	webhome.idirect.com /~deetaz/base.htm (1358 words)

	The Saddest Sack - By Tom Scocca - Slate Magazine
		Neck and neck in the balloting at third base in the American League, swapping the lead twice in the stretch run, was a pair of players batting under.250: 40-year-old legend Cal Ripken of the Baltimore Orioles and David Bell, a 28-year-old mediocrity with the Seattle Mariners.
		Third basemen are supposed to hit for both average and power.
		So, third base is where the rejects land—the oafish guys who don't quite have the pop to play first (Nevin), or the banjo hitters who aren't quite sharp enough afield to play shortstop (Bell).
	www.slate.com /id/111648 (1113 words)

	Baseball Instruction: How to Run from Third Base to Home
		The biggest difference in taking your primary lead from third base rather than from first base is your need to stay clear in foul territory.
		This makes it more difficult for the third baseman to make a quick tag and it may result in a bad throw that either hits you or ends up in left field.
		Most third base coaches will let you know what to do depending on the situation, he may tell you to hold if it's hit to the pitcher or third baseman and run if it's hit anywhere else.
	www.qcbaseball.com /skills/Baserunning_ThirdtoHome1.aspx (624 words)

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