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Old Tue Apr 15, 2008, 06:57pm
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Originally Posted by gordon30307
Yankees Red Sox on Sunday. A wacker at first runner called safe (replays showed at least to me call could have gone either way) Joe, "looks like a tie. Throw has to beat the runner" while true he goes on to say "ties go to the runner". He has to be stopped. Someone please stop him.

Rule 7.01 A runner acquires the right to an unoccupied base when he touches it before he is out.

The runner has to beat the ball. There are no ties, runner was out.
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