Tag or no?

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by fitump56

He's not Safe, why signal it?



Now he's out.

Not true, by most (all?) accepted interpretations.

I do agree, however that the umpire should only signal safe if the play is close enough that he'd signal safe had the runner touched the bag. That is, the umpire should act just as he would if the runner had touched the bag -- whether a "strong" safe, a "nonchalant" safe or no signal, dependign on the closeness of the play.