re: Who here can’t stand the Ghost Runner rule?

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Why do you call them "ghost runners" when they are plainly visible?

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I would think it has to do with their getting to 2nd base not being in the regular scoring of the game. I don't know how they write it down when scoring the games, but there's no hit, base on balls, or stolen base, in the scoring, to account for the man being on 2nd base.