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Tagging Up in Baseball 1
During a baseball game a fly ball is hit toward left field along the third base line.
The left fielder runs forward toward third base and catches the ball at point B
on the spacetime diagram. The runner on third base tags up and starts off toward
home base at point E on the spacetime diagram.
Answer the following questions:
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At which spacetime point, labeled A through H, is the third base runner when
the left fielder catches the ball at B in the umpire's frame of reference?
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At which spacetime point, labeled A through H, is the third base runner when
the left fielder catches the ball at B in the left fielder's frame of reference?
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In the umpire's frame of reference, has the third base runner committed a foul?
Explain, referring to the spacetime diagram.
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In the left fielder's frame of reference, has the third base runner committed a foul?
Explain, referring to the spacetime diagram.
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If the umpire bases his judgment solely on the chronological order in which he
actually sees the ball being caught and the runner leaving third base, will he call a foul?
Explain, referring to the spacetime diagram.
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