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Guest Bob M
We had a play in a game yesterday I hadn't seen before and I can't find it explicitly covered in the rule books.
Runner on second (no one on first), batter hits a clean single. Runner misses third base, passes the bag about 10 feet and attempts to return. The defense throws the ball to the base, no tag was made, and the umpire called the runner out. He said once he passed the base, it became a force play to return. I still contend it is a tag play. What do you think?
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MadMax
@maven - understood. Then the simple answer is the Umpire on the Scene was completely wrong, and made the call about himself rather than about the rules. May his ball bags be filled with juvenile el
basejester
It seems like we want to apply this comment to bases other than home. 7.08 Any runner is out when— (k) In running or sliding for home base, he fails to touch home base and makes no attempt to
johnnyg08
Not likely. He simply didn't know the rule. ^^^^^^One of my all time pet peeve sayings.
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