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Old Mon Jul 09, 2012, 01:41pm
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But if I correct someone's terminology, you tell me that I knew what they meant and to shut up. Can't have it both ways.
It wasn't the terminology he got wrong. It was the requirement. Significant difference.

YOU may know, or think you know, what he meant, but the lurkers will just see the wrong requirement. Not good.
Rich, it seems to me that you misread nopachunts' post:

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Just like any other fly ball that may or not be caught. If fly ball is caught, the runner(s) can advance at their own risk after the ball is touched and the runner(s) has tagged the base at TOP. If the fly ball is not caught, the runner(s) may advance at any time at their own risk.
No No! The tag-up must be at (or after) the time the ball is touched by the fuielder.
The phrase you highlighted needs to be read together with the part before it, especially, "the runner(s) can advance at their own risk after the ball is touched." No, it wasn't absolutely clear, but I'm pretty sure CT1 had it right:

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I'm sure he meant "tagged the base occupied at TOP."
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