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Originally Posted by JPRempe
As a BU, I won't even make a call (safe or out) in this situation (there's no call to make). Hopefully the defensive player will do the right thing and either tag the bag or the runner. This will result in an out, and no run scored.
How the situation described resulted in a dead ball appeal is the real question at hand...
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Speaking ASA, your mechanic, or lack of one as the case may be, is incorrect.
By rule, the runner who has passed a base is considered to have touched that base for the purpose of the application of the rules. Therefore, by making no call, you are failing to meet your responsibilities as an umpire.