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Old Tue Nov 15, 2005, 07:10pm
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Originally posted by Monguila
Please help me with this call.

Batter/runner beats the throw to first, but misses the base. The umpire calls him safe. On his way back to first, he is tagged and the umpires signals safe again. The manager comes out to argue and the umpire says: "can not do your job for you, coach. Play ball." Before the next pitch, the play is appealed at first, and the runner (previous batter) is called out.

Did the umpire get it right?

Thanks in advance,

Luis
Mr. Ives got it right, gentlemen. The runner is assumed to have touched the base and called safe. The defense can tag the runner all they want, they have to appeal him to get him out. A simple rule that gets argued ad-nauseum. We call the runner safe and when the defense properly appeals, we bang him out. And as was pointed out by jicerone, all 3 books now agree so from MLB down to LL, the call and the mechanic should be the same.
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