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Sal,
I'm fairly certain that this was my contention for the last month. We may differ of the vocalization ("No ball." versus "No tag"), but the thought remains the same. There is a reason why six officials are assigned to those games. The more eyes the better. West was doing what we teach first year guys to do...trail the play and be ready for something out of the ordinary.
BTW, the reason they teach "No Ball" instead of "No Tag" in school is because "No Tag" is the same as "Safe". If the player wasn't tagged by the ball before he gained the bag, he is "Safe". By saying "No Ball." You recognize that the defender did not have possession and control when he tagged him. For the play in question, of course he tagged him. Contact between the defender and offender caused the ball to come lose, so we KNOW their was contact between the mitt and offender. They might not teach it that way in your area, but if there is a tag, then we have an optional call. If their is no tag, you may not even have to make a call; not on this play but we know which ones require calls.
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