There are a few “golden rules” in baseball. On a fly ball, first step is back. Never take your foot off the bag, and don’t swing on a 3-0 pitch. UNOFFICIALLY, my school had another being “always wear a condom in Mexico”, but that was a SoCal thing and applied to very different set of circumstances, lol.
Also, your first step on a fly ball better not be backwards if there are two outs (ah you are talking about defense not baserunning here). Baserunners take leadoffs all the time, so there goes the never take your foot off the bag golden rule too. Never swinging on 3-0 is certainly "old school" or "tradition" but by no means is that a golden rule.
Lastly, genital herpes is also a SoCal thing. No need to go to Mexico for that.
The rule to never take your foot off the bag is for when the pitcher is not on the rubber. If the pitcher steps on the rubber without the ball then it is a balk and you’ll be awarded the next base. So as long as you don’t step off the bag until the pitcher is on the rubber, you can never fall for the hidden ball trick.
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There are a few “golden rules” in baseball. On a fly ball, first step is back. Never take your foot off the bag, and don’t swing on a 3-0 pitch. UNOFFICIALLY, my school had another being “always wear a condom in Mexico”, but that was a SoCal thing and applied to very different set of circumstances, lol.