Must the Runner Clearly beat the ball to the bag???

[jicecone]

There is no "tie" in baseball. Just like "No Crying."

The runner, by rule, either beats the ball to the bag or doesn't.

Thats the rule, thats the mechanic and there is no need to have a seminar, symposium, guest speaker, advanced mechanics course or 7 page thread to explain it.

Period

[hootrgibson]

If it's a tie, call him out, it makes the game go quicker....

Just like Crying, there is no "tieing" in Baseball....

[ozzy6900]

I like Rich's description of a typical incident but I answer differently:

Me: He's out.

(Coach paddles out to me.)

Coach: Why is he out?

Me: Cause he is.

Coach: Wasn't it a tie?

Me: In my judgement, you runner is out, now let's get on with the game.

Coach: What I am asking........

Me: Coach, I told you that in my judgement, he is out! Now, you're not arguing my judgement, are you?

The rest depends on the coach's answer. He was told "in my judgement" so that in itself is a "warning". He was asked if he is arguing my judgement, that is another "warning". Most times, they stop arguing at this point but if he argues, he is gone.

[cviverito]

Given the contradictory statements in the rules books, old wives tales, rules myths, variance from code to code, and the actual occurrence of a perceived tie not being specifically covered by any of them...quite simply -- the rules book only provide for two decisions: safe or out...I use one simple rule of thumb:

Tie goes to the umpire.