ONBASE

Reaching first

• 90 feet from home, say

• Aboard, at the stadium

• At first

• At first or second

• At first, maybe

• At first, perhaps

• At first, say

• At first, second or third

• At third, for instance

• Away from home?

• Contemplating stealing, maybe

• Having hit the sack?

• Having just gotten a hit

• Having just hit a double, say

• Having reached safely, in a way

• Having taken a walk, perhaps

• Heading for home, perhaps

• Homeward bound?

• Hoping to come home?

• Hoping to get home

• Important percentage for leadoff hitters

• In a position to steal

• In scoring position

• In scoring position, maybe

• In scoring position, perhaps

• Leading, usually

• Not home?

• Not yet home

• Occupying first, say

• Part way to scoring

• Partway home

• Preparing to steal, perhaps

• Running

• Safe

• Safe at second, perhaps

• Safely at first

• Trying to get home

• Untagged?

• Waiting to be brought home

• Where a hit will take you

• Where lead-off hitters want to be