QUOTE(jackie hayes @ May 19, 2005 -> 08:52 AM)
Actually, it sounds a little more like the opposite: (The runner is out if) "he fails to reach the next base before a fielder tags him or the base, after he has been forced to advance by reason of the batter becoming a runner."
The runner has to reach the base "before" the tag. If it's an exact tie, that means he's not there before the tag, so it seems like a strict reading of the rules would say a tie goes to the fielders.
yeah i wasnt sure how it is worded but basically that is the kind of logic to use then...as for the sound I believe that is the best way to tell usually if its a really close play