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Originally Posted by TussAgee11
Play 1: Because the runner never abandoned the base path, this is all continuous action. By my reading of the book, the only thing I can say that supports this is that he is not out under any provisions made in the book. Perhaps others will have access to a caseplay... but if the runner got back to the plate before the tag was applied to him, he is safe.
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So, you're saying that if the missed base was a force play, the runner can either be tagged OR the base touched - even if there is an ensuing scramble back to the base on the part of the runner?
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Now, if it was a force play,
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And it was - the bases were loaded with one out.
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and the tag of the base was an appeal that he missed it, we have a different story... which is what you hint at in your second play.
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Everything was continuous action. There was a sense of urgency on the part of both the catcher and runner. Both realized that he was not tagged
and that the plate was not touched. The catcher chose to tag the base instead of the runner.
The umpires ruled the runner safe - claiming he needed to be tagged.
David Emerling
Memphis, TN