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Old Mon Mar 31, 2008, 02:46pm
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Originally Posted by CO ump
"A player running the bases shall be out, if the ball is in the hands of an adversary on the base, or the runner is touched with it before he makes his base;"

Here's the original knickerbocker rule from 1845.
Tell me what was intended. Please give some sort of backup that proves your assertion that Cartwright did not intend for Ties to go to the runner.
Please tell me why he worded it this way as opposed to "runner must beat the tag"
As an educator you know how important it is to back up claims and assertions with fact.
So please enlighten me
Here's a better question. Define a "tie."

How many decimal places to the right of a second constitutes a tie? 2? 3? 100? Is it my perception, the best human possible perception, the perception a video camera can make?

How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?

And finally: Who cares? If it's THAT close that I can't tell the difference, it's mine.
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