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Hey guys we have all had this play happen to us. Sometimes it's obvious it was a trap and sometime it's not. In this situation I'm looking for the catcher to help me sell the call. Ideally he tags the batter and there's no doubt. If he doesn't I do the best that I can. In super slo-mo some see a catch and some don't. In real time I don't see how it's possible (I'm referring to this play only) to know if the ball was caught or not. I think 99 times out of 100 this is an out. It's a shame that this happened in the ALCS. If super slo-mo is inconclusive I don't see how any of the base guys could have helped. If an out was called I think we can all agree there would have been no compaining from Chicago. I'm just wondering if A J helped sell the umpire that this was an uncaught third strike. If super slo-mo is inconclusive, as per crew chief Jerry Crawford, how could anyone who saw this pitch in "real time" rule it a trap? In my opinion the "correct call" should have been an out. You know, when in doubt it's an out. LOL I'd love to have been in the locker room after the game to here what was said amongst the crew.
Kudos to Scosia (Not sure if this is the correct spelling) for being a class act.
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