re: First baseman had wrong foot on the bag restricting his ability to stretch for the throw

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The runner was already so close it wouldn’t have mattered if Jones used the footwork you suggest. In fact it probably would’ve put him closer to the runner and caused a head on collision and still no catch.

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Nothing I posted advocated Jones ever going into the base path. He either remains standing in the field of play with his foot against the bag or he moves forward to snag the throw up the line. He actually very narrowly avoided a major collision at the bag as he tried to lunge at the last moment with the ball already past him. He ducked his head and rolled to avoid being hit by the runner's leg.