Tag Up After A Foul Ball

[umpjong]

Originally Posted by rbmartin

5.09 The ball becomes dead and runners advance one base, or return to their bases, without liability to be put out, when-
(e) A foul ball is not caught; runners return. The umpire shall not put the ball in play until all runners have retouched their bases;

7.10 Any runner shall be called out, on appeal, when-
(b) With the ball in play, while advancing or returning to a base, he fails to touch each base in order before he, or a missed base, is tagged.

Dont get to technical on this one. You cannot enforce 7.10 on 5.09 because you the umpire are told not to place the ball in play until touches are made. Thats why the JEA reference was made. This rule simply makes the umpire assure that the runner doesnt get an unfair lead when the ball is placed back in play. As JJ always says, dont go looking for buggers.......