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Article: Covering all the bases Kids can cross home safely at Busch Stadium

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July 21, 2002
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ST. LOUIS - Sorry, dads. Parents have to wait at home plate.

Kids: You have to stay in the infield. And there's no sliding.

Other than that, there are no rules as thousands of young fans round the bases on a Sunday afternoon at Busch Stadium.

The best part of running the bases, one fan said, was lifting his eyes to the stands and imagining that the few people left in their seats were cheering for him.

That, and the fact nobody's ever called out.

It takes less than a minute for fans 15 and under to run the 90 feet between the bases, barely enough time for a photo. One Sunday afternoon a month, the St. Louis Cardinals and other major league

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