Tie goes to the .... ?

[Lonewolf986]

A rather old issue...

As umpires, we are expected to be "perfect" in every situation. Every decision, involved in it, an action-reaction. So though the outside world may claim "tie." Within the construct of baseball, the system that the rules have created, there is no such thing as a tie.

Yes, Umpires are not perfect...but within this game, for those nine innings and the duration of that game, every decision we make is binding.

But it seems as though the arguing is mainly based on a person wanting us to "admit" there is a "possibility" of a tie. They might even think that we are being pigheaded and stubborn, for not even acknowledging the possibility.

Maybe, maynot. All things said, if we acknowledge, then it may allow certain doubt in the one skill we cannot weaken...our ability to deliberate. So yes, I believe there is a possibility of two events happening at the same time, however...when I wear that uniform, a tie is not in my thought process, just action-reaction...