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Originally Posted by jtur88
In short, if a runner retouches a base that a following runner has already touched, and the following runner is not retreating or cannot retreat to a previous base, is that "passing a runner"?
Ned Yost came out and talked to the umpire, and may have been asking for Ethier to be called out, but did not make his case very forcefullly. Again, I'm not sure if Kemp actually retouched first.
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My understanding is that two runners can be touching the base at the same time. I've seen plays in the majors where two players were not called out for both being on the base at a given moment.
Also, Ethier passed the bag, but he didn't pass Kemp. Ethier ran past first, but came no closer to second. Just my opinion. Don't know if the umps would look at it the same way if it occurred at second or third.
Most fly balls would be caught before the batter reaches first base, but there would be some exceptions. In most of those cases, it would be a moot point because the batter would be out before he even touched first.
Ethier should've been closer to second base when the ball came down, then he would have made it to third, and possibly scored on the next fly ball by Kent. If you're not fairly certain the outfielder is going to catch it, you shouldn't be going back to tag up from first.