run bases

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run bases - run around the bases, in baseball

baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"

run - move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store"

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It's a classic national pastime to watch a bunch of guys crack the bat, run bases and spit in the dugout.

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Jun 1 Traveler Kids MINI-CLINIC On the Field At 12:30 Before The 2:00 PM Game--Presented by Jim Elder Good Sport Fund * Travs Baseballs to first 200 kids in clinic * Kids Run Bases After The Game * Entire Families admitted for $10 with Church Bulletin * $3 Discount Tickets at Arby's

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I just knew how to run bases - I wasn't really that fast - and how to cut them short.