and he's umpired college and minor league games and he said that the umpire was wrong
It's hard to believe that somebody who umpired professional baseball would not know that if the catcher juggles the ball after the tag, the runner (assuming he touched the plate) is safe.
Either that guy was lying to get a call or lying about having umpired in the minors. My guess is the latter.
Incidentally, do not consider someone's having played professional baseball as much of a credential for knowing the rules, either. I know guys who played in the majors who would flunk any test we'd give them (and they admit it!).
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