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Originally posted by renrodb
Runners at 1st and 2nd, no outs. Ball hit back to pitcher, he trows to SHORTSTOP covering 2nd and throws wide towards 1st pulling SHORTSTOP off base, who then tries to tag runner from first while falling to the ground. Umpire signals safe because SHORTSTOP was nowhere near 2nd when he had the ball. Umpire then signals out when he thought SHORTSTOP tagged runner while falling to ground. Firstbase Umpire Tim M. was setup in the A slot when ball was hit. He then comes to his position to make a possible call at first on the back end of the double play. What do you think he is watching while he is moving to his position to make his expected call. I think he is watching the TRAIN WRECK at second, not taking his eye off the ball and play toward first until the SHORTSTOP releases the ball toward first, which never happened. In the replay angle that showed the SHORTSTOP missing the tag you can see Tim M. in the background (the camera angle was from the left field side). I think Tim M. had a perfect view of what happened, but was never asked so no information exchanged. The theory of "this is my call so I'M going to make it" without any help no matter how bad the train wreck looks is an EGO problem. What happened from that point is now we have 1 out and runners on first and third instead of bases loaded and NOBODY out.
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Once again, and again and again and again
THIS IS NOT A PERFECT WORLD!!! Some, will and can't EVER accept this.
He may or may not have seen the entire play, we will never know because NO ONE ever asked.
"What happened from that point is now we have 1 out and runners on first and third instead of bases loaded and NOBODY out."
I have to ask, who is "we"? Your team? Because if that is the case,.........and again and again and again.......