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Originally Posted by LilLeaguer
Since F3 made no adjustment before lifting his glove, I judged that he had had the ball firmly and securely in his glove (though in contact with the ground) before the B/R crossed the bag. I rang the runner out.
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LilLeaguer,
Sounds good to me. Heck, the umpire judged secure posession. You pretty much answered your own question.
What SAUmp describes, on the other hand, is most certainly
NOT a legal tag. If the ball is...
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Originally Posted by SAUmp
...trapped between is (sic) glove and other body parts.
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it is certainly
NOT being held
"...securely and firmly in his hand or glove. " - which the rule you quoted unambiguously states is a requirement for a legal tag.
JM