Clearly none of the posters in this thread are paid active members of Officiating.com, or you would know that I posted a two-part series on this very subject entitled A Victory Sash.
The fact is the rules cover four (4) separate circumstances in which a perceived tie goes one way or the other by rule - you'll have to read the article to find out which rules are involved. In two cases a perceived tie goes to the fielder and in two cases it goes to the runner.
I also advised that current pro instruction says that any perceived ties always go to the defense - if in doubt, call the out. For simplicity and for the sake of keeping the pro game entertaining, the pro's rule only one way despite what the rules themselves say. Now isn't that just like them? *grin*
Cheers
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Warren Willson
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