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Originally Posted by Robert E. Harrison
Last time I checked a tag play can be a force out. I am not holding it against anyone. I know a lot of umpires that beat themselves up on close plays. They linger in the umpire's mind much longer than they should. Call the play and move on to the next one without the baggage. Like Mr. Klem said "It ain't nothing until I call it and that is what it is."
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"Nobody" tries to apply a tag at a base if it's a force and the fielder is at the base. That said: If the on a force play the fielder is at the base and touching it and still attempts a tag (like you sometimes see in youth ball) just ignore a tag attempt - it is meaningless.
And a tag attempt for an out is a tag attempt for an out. Doesn't matter if the runner was on his own or forced.