# Baseball rules?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/baseball-rules/236310>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [August 19, 2007, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/baseball-rules/236310 "2007-08-19T19:11:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![sekasi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f8ce5/32.png) [@sekasi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sekasi)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2007, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/baseball-rules/236310/1 "2007-08-19T19:11:51Z")

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So, since the majority of the users here seem to be from the US, I feel confident that someone can answer these questions : )

I like baseball. It’s an entertaining sport, and we don’t really have it where I was born. So, I go to a lot of games etc etc. However, there are 3 things that are kinda confusing.

1. Tag Up. The way I understand it, if a fielder catches a fly ball, the runners have to re-touch the bases they were at … at the time of the pitch. But sometimes they dont, they just keep running to score and the point counts. Wth? 😕

2. Whats the difference between a split and a sinker (pitches) ? They look extremely similar.

3. Whats the difference between a z-s and a cutter (pitches) ? They look friggin identical.

Thanks 😃