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Tim Locastro’s Base Stealing Statistics Share this story Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images When is a base stolen? Stolen bases generally start when a pitcher is throwing a pitch. However, they can start when the pitcher attempts a pickoff, or when the catcher throws the ball back to the pitcher. David Peralta stole home when the Rockies’ catcher lobbed the ball back to the pitcher. Safely advancing to the next base is not always scored as a stolen base. Exceptions are: Wild pitches a...

Of this. >> well, first of all, if you read jeff bezos blog posts what he describes seems a base attempt at extortion. it has nothing to do with journalism. every time i talk about this, i make it clear. this is not the way journalists work. this is the way mobsters and racketeers work maybe and extortionists, but not journalists. that said, there is this mysterious sort of suggestion of a saudi angle. as you know, "the washington post" has been at odds with mohammed bin salman, the saudi leader...