re: That was a bad throw by the catcher and a ticky-tack call

The solution here is simple.

Use what some kid leagues use… the double base at 1st.

Explained earlier, but the rule is too strict. Runner going down the line like he did should be legal. A couple of inches ain't getting out much. Runner should not have a look at his feet. Ump called it by the rule, though.

Big Ben sure is good with his in-game comments.

IT's a stupid fricking rule.

What happens if its a drop 3rd strike? The catcher will likely now be behind the batter, and thus in foul territory. The first baseman usually catches the ball in foul territory on this play. So the batter can basically run almost in the grass since that's where the second white line is to get in the way of this throw from the catcher, and that would be ok to do, but if the catcher wants to throw the ball from fair territory, then the batter can't even be an inch inside of fair territory, even though the base is inside of fair territory? Just all around stupid.
The base path should simply be the dirt. Stay inside the dirt. very simple.

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The lack of baseball rules knowledge on the Rant is fairly incomprehensible.

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We understand the rule. It's just a dumb arse rule in practice, if it's going to be called that strictly.

I haven't seen the full replay, but I'm curious if the catcher was touching the bag when he caught the force-out at home. I assume he was since they didn't say anything on the review.

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Such a bullshite rule change. You’re literally taught to get in the line of the throw. They’re taking out all of the small things that matter and I hate it

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Yup. People who don’t love baseball are making the rules. It’s horseshite.

good call his foot is inside

The worst rule in baseball.

And the baseball gods know it.

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that was back in the 50s.

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That's crazy. I literally never heard of that rule until about 10 years ago watching LSU baseball. Of course, I basically quit playing baseball in 2nd grade and we barely had a team in high school, so I'm really REALLY far from a baseball expert. But it's a stupid rule anyway, imo. Why have a basepath that you're NOT supposed to run in? If my stride length gets me to 1st at a point where my right foot is the first contact, then I have to do a more complicated (and slower) cross step to reach the bag. That's dumb. There's no reason to make a special rule for 1st base; let the defense play around the runner in fair territory just like they do in the rest of the field.

But I really don't care enough about baseball rules to worry about it other than that once every 5-10 years I see it screw an LSU runner.