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Old Sat May 09, 2009, 12:49pm
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MLB Retouch Privileges?

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Originally Posted by johnnyg08 View Post
so he's standing on the base that they're appealing that he missed. safe unless he doesn't have retouch privileges right?
I agree with this statement, although {legally acquired} retouch "privileges" must be defined for clarification. Wait, those privileges already exists within the rules. The umpire MAY correctly rule on the actual plays which do not allow the runner to return to the base after it has been tagged, ala 1) grounded into an out at 1B or force play from the TOP or 2) thrown out after a caught fly prior to retouch from the TOT. The out is recorded and the runner is simply removed from the base when that happens.

"No son, your not safe because you retouched the missed base before an unmistakeable appeal."
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