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Originally Posted by BSUmp16
And I am not being "creative, arbitrary, or subjective". I'm applying OBR Rule 6.05(j) (applicable to runners going into first base) which states: “A batter is out when - after a third strike or after he hits a fair ball, he or first base is tagged BEFORE he touches first base.” BY RULE, ties (i.e., those plays that the human brain cannot make a determination as to which event happened first) go to the runner.
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That's not what you said before. You said that it was up to each umpire how to call "ties." Now you want to go by rule, which is a significant improvement.
Unfortunately, you've selected the wrong rule. You're evidently unaware that umpires ignore that clause of 6.05 and instead enforce the standard of 7.01 at all bases: "A runner acquires the right to an unoccupied base when he touches it before he is out."
As I stated previously: the runner must beat the throw to be safe.