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Old Fri May 11, 2012, 05:23pm
IRISHMAFIA IRISHMAFIA is offline
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Originally Posted by TwoBits View Post
If one perceives action to be simultaneous, then you will definitely be wrong. You have a 50-50 chance of being correct the other way.

I see the application of this rule mostly debated amongst softball only umpires. Most experienced baseball umpires accept that ties should not be called without question.
How do you figure (and I really don't give a damn what baseball umpires think or accept}?

The rules clearly give you a path to make a call should the actions be simultaneous. If I follow the rule, how can I be wrong?
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