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Originally posted by Atl Blue
----I've had coaches try to argue the "order of tag" crap before. Determine which guy has gained the saftey of the bag and when the other yutz is tagged, it doesn't matter in which order, he's out.----
Please tell me you don't believe this! The "order of tag" crap means a lot.
Bases loaded, no one out. Fly ball to LF, but R3 takes off on contact. F7 drops the ball, but R3 does not realize this and comes back to 3B. R2 knows he was forced, so he has run to 3B. R1, with his head down and not paying attention to his coaches or his teammates, rounds 2B and comes into 3B. No runner has passed another, but all three are standing on 3B. The ball comes to a very confused F5. F5, being a good baseball player, starts tagging runners. Who is out?
Is it absurd? Of course it is! But it is a good "test" question that proves that the "order of tag crap" does make a difference.
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No, only one player is entitled to the "safe zone of the base". Someone f*d up and that guy is at fault. If you can't determine which player is out, you shouldn't be taking the check. It does not matter who gets tagged first. Only the improper runner is out, unless the other guy steps off the base.