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- noun Plural form of
basepath .
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Examples
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But the White Sox's aggressive plays on the basepaths were a key factor in their 5-3 victory against the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 3 of the ALDS, warding off elimination in the best-of-five series.
Griffey's aggressiveness on bases rubs off on White Sox 2008
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Joe Garagiola's speed on the basepaths was the stuff of legends.
latimes.com - News 2011
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The basepaths were a muddy mess and it would have been a shame for the game to be decided by sloppy playing conditions after the teams made it this far.
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The basepaths were a muddy mess and it would have been a shame for the game to be decided by sloppy playing conditions after the teams made it this far.
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Right from the start, he blasted home runs, tore up the basepaths, threw out runners at home, and dove headfirst to pluck balls out of the air just before they grazed the grass.
In the Time of Bobby Cox Lang Whitaker 2011
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All too often, the New York Yankees stood still as the Los Angeles Angels, so notorious for applying pressure on the basepaths, ran circles around them.
One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011
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Manager Bruce Bochy isn't expecting this team to tear it up on the basepaths, but he will settle for the occasional three-run homer with the way he expects his pitching staff to keep his team in games.
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But they've been among the best offenses in baseball over the last month, in large part because of speed on the basepaths.
Reporter's Notebook 2011
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• Shandler says: The Yankees have speedsters Gardner and Hairston to clutter up the basepaths.
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He is a heady player and usually a reliable fielder, though — the type who almost always makes the right decisions defensively and on the basepaths.
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