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Originally Posted by kylejt
Of course there are ties. There are situations where the human eye/brain can't possibly tell which happens first. The ol' bromide of "there are no ties" is something we tell rookie umpires to tell coaches. If you're a rookie umpire, go with it.
Is there no one here willing to teach advanced mechanics? Or is that still part of our unwritten code?
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Yes there are 'perceived' ties but the rules don't contemplate that situation. It's the rookie umpire that will tell the coach it was a tie, not the other way around.