I'm not defending the guy
I'm just saying that pointing to the side is not, in and of itself, such a deplorable action. From what I saw of John Wayne last night, he didn't prolong the point (look), so even if one of the plays you describe, had happened, I don't necessarily think he would've been in any worse shape than anybody else to fulfill his duties, and render a judgement on the play.
I actually took more exception to his penchant for calling (in my opinion) pretty low strikes, and he didn't even show real good consistency there.
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