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Glad Ed Rapuano on good old Cowboy Joe's crew was not hurt.
Concerning the "tie" issue. I thought that was something worn with a suit.
I believe rule 609 j and 708 e contradict each other by saying the runner must "beat" the throw in one, and the other says the throw must "beat" the runner. This was maddening to a philospher (Eric Bronson) who was reading the Rule Book, when he found that the ball and runner arriving at the same time could be ruled either way.
I imagine (just guessing) the umpires pick one or the other interpretation and stick with it for the bang-bang (or banger) play, or maybe they let the "play" decide the one used. A good fielding play would be rewarded in the fielders favor and a poorly fielded play in the runners favor. I'm sure you guys who are friends with the MLU and MiLB and DIV 1 can expound on this if you haven't on plenty of other posts in the past.
Palmer keeps ball hitting ump alive, Morgan gives the tie to the runner, and McCarver doesn't like McClelland's slow strike call. What's next?
But what do I know. I just put the ball on the tee and watch out for kids throwing the bat and try not to get hit.
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