1st and 3rd play. Take your lead where?

Segment 28 in "trick or treat" month.

Baseball is a game of tradition. When things are done a little differently it certainly raises the eyebrows a little bit. This play is one such eyebrow raiser.

With runners on 1st and 3rd, the runner at 1st takes his lead in the direction of right field. And, it isn't just a little bit in rightfield. It's a lot into rightfield. Are you allowed to take your lead out there? Yeah, they're not making a play on you so you can take it where you like.

One of two things could happen.

1) They try and make a play on the runner with the lead. If they go after the trail runner, the runner at 3rd sprints home as the defense simply moves too far away.

2) They don't go after the trail runner and the runner simply steals second base on the next pitch.

Have I ever seen this play? No.

Do I know that it exists? Yes.

I think you would just have to be willing to handle the umpires as they probably have never seen it either.