Tie goes to the .... ?

[whitecane12]

Originally posted by David B
Tie goes to the defense...always!

and then you say

In the umpire school we were told there is never a tie nor a close pitch


So which is it??

Or is there such a thing as a tie?

Just wonderin

Thanks
David

What I'm saying is the school says there is never a tie meaning we as umpires have to decide one way or the other. We would never say, "It's a tie. The runner is out!" The runner either did or did not beat the throw. But, in a purely off-the-field philosophical discussion with coaches, parents, etc., were I to concede that a tie could actually occur then I simply tell them the runner is out since he didn't beat the throw. That always ends the discussion since no one has ever pointed out to them the runner must beat the throw to be safe. By the time they recover from that enough to respond I'm out of there!