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Old Mon Jul 08, 2013, 06:47pm
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First off, there is no such thing as a "two-handed tag" in any rule book that I know of.
You either lack imagination or have never seen F2 hold the ball in one hand put it with the mitt and tag a sliding runner. If you rule sticklers want to be consistent, be consistent. The rule says that the bare hand that holds the ball has to touch the runner or the glove/mitt that holds the ball has to touch the runner. Most will allow ball in barehand holding ball inside mitt (even though this is taking a small liberty with the rule because the mitt does not hold the ball). I would allow (a small bit more liberty...HTBT) with ball in barehand and trapping/holding ball most anywhere on the mitt...as what I see that happened in this play.

What I see at 1.01 of the video that I referenced is F2 grapping ball with barehand while mitt contacts BR. F2 then pushes ball holding hand onto the mitt that is touching BR for an instant (ball is never "inside" the mitt) before cocking his arm for the throw to 3B. If you don't think that's a tag, fine. But you're ruining an awesome baseball play with a safe (no tag) call.

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Old Tue Jul 09, 2013, 07:15am
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If you rule sticklers want to be consistent, be consistent.
Where am I being inconsistent here? I don't understand this comment.

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I would allow (a small bit more liberty...HTBT) with ball in barehand and trapping/holding ball most anywhere on the mitt...as what I see that happened in this play.
And I would say that you would be in the overwhelmingly vast minority.

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What I see at 1.01 of the video that I referenced is F2 grapping ball with barehand while mitt contacts BR. F2 then pushes ball holding hand onto the mitt that is touching BR for an instant (ball is never "inside" the mitt) before cocking his arm for the throw to 3B. If you don't think that's a tag, fine.
It's not what I and I assume others here think. It's the rule. If what you see is true, then Molina tagged Turner with an empty mitt. And I would bet that if the PU actually saw that, he wouldn't have ruled Turner out.
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Old Tue Jul 09, 2013, 07:25am
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Where am I being inconsistent here? I don't understand this comment.
Can one hold a baseball in a glove without the baseball actually touching the glove?
How can one "securely and firmly" hold a ball in a glove if the ball does not touch the glove?
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And I would say that you would be in the overwhelmingly vast minority.
I'll bet the vast majority that you claim to be a part of wouldn't have the balls to safe that tag on a real ballfield.

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Old Tue Jul 09, 2013, 07:15pm
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I'll bet the vast majority that you claim to be a part of wouldn't have the balls to safe that tag on a real ballfield.
What's that saying by Mark Twain? The one about being thought a fool, and opening one's mouth? Seems applicable here.
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