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Originally Posted by mcrowder
The timing is the same (for the umpire), the sounds involved are the same, what you're looking for is the same.
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The sounds aren't the same -- there's the added sound of the ball hittinig the dirt, and the loss of velocity on the ball (and, probably, the change in the way the ball is caught) changes the sound of the ball in the glove.
As far as the "tie goes to xxxx" issue -- note the difference in wording between 6.05j (tie goes to the runner since the bag wasn't tagged *before* the runner touches the base) and 7.08e (tie goes to the defense since the runner didn't reach the base *before* the fielder tagged the base).