Tag up Question

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by Dakota

They weren't in the OP...

Actually, nothing was really in the OP that decides this issue without clarification. For as much as we know, the runner did leave early which is why I qualified my response with that possibility.

Just because Andy typed tag up after catch doesn't mean crap as he cannot type both simultaneously. If one wants to pick nits for the purpose of advancing their opinion, the OP stated the ball was caught and the runner tagged up. It didn't say the ball was caught then the runner tagged up.

In the first instant, the actions could have been relatively simultaneous subject to an umpire's judgment. The latter specifically notes the order of events and places the scenario beyond that of supposition.

So there!