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Originally Posted by johnnyg08
"Tie goes to the runner...you otta know that one by now blue!"
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So what's wrong with that statement?
Tie does go to the runner.
See FED 8.4.1f. By definition the fielder must make the play on the runner/batter-runner BEFORE they reach the respective base. A tie implies the same time. Of course there are those who say a tie isn't possible. They are two mutually exclusive events and can occur at the same time.
f. after a dropped third strike (see 8-4-1e) or a fair hit,
if the ball held by any fielder touches the batter before the batter touches first base; or if any fielder, while holding the ball in his grasp, touches first base or touches first base with the ball before the batter-runner touches first base: