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Anyone see the play at the plate where Tino Martinez was called out trying to score from second on a single to center? It was quite obvious that Martinez was safe yet he didn't say a word, and of course Joe Torre just sat in the dugout. Martinez's foot touched home before the tag. The catcher tagged Martinez on his left elbow. It was so obvious that the umpire missed the call I couldn't believe it. He was too far up the 1st base line, he had to lean his head to the left at the last second to avoid being totaly blocked out by the catcher, and way too close to the play. He was 2 feet behind the catcher and the replays actually showed how being so close to the play prevented him from seeing both Martinez's foot hitting the plate and the catchers tag. He was looking at the tag but couldn't see Martinez's foot on the plate because he was too close to the play.
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