Watch Oscar Melillo when he is circling the bases. Notice that he always touches the bags on their inside corners, stepping off them in perfect stride with his right foot. Never turn on a base with your left foot, which causes you to cross your feet and lose a full stride. Always, when rounding a base, take a little bending run as you approach it, so that you do not have to break your speed by making a sharp, angular change in direction. Remember, the baserunner always has the right of way, and where interferred with by a fielder, is entitled to protection from the umpires.