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Originally Posted by Manny A
Using your argument, R2 could be completely in front of R1, with the exception of his pinky finger of his trailing hand being intertwined with R1's pinky finger of his leading hand, and not have passed him. Even though R2's torso is almost six feet ahead of R1's torso, you would say R2 isn't out yet.
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I'm not making an argument. I'm explaining the rule.
And given that not that long ago was a caseplay where BR was rounding first and R1 was holding to see if it was caught - and as BR was about to pass, R1 grabbed BR's hand and spun BR in front of, past him, and back behind him - and the ruling was not out... I guess to your pinkie intertwined TWP - that guy's not out either.
Plus the play where R2 from first and R1 from second are coming home with R1 on R2's heels - R2 slides between R1's legs and touches home just before R1 - also not passing and both runs count...
As to extrapolating, blah blah blah. If you are not in position to clearly see daylight between the two runners, then they did not pass. If you have to guess, they did not pass. And the moment you say torso in the argument, you've lost the protest.