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from jicecone
This isn't poker!
This has happen to me, and basically it's telling the player hey, I made the best call I could, based upon the information that was avaiable at the time I needed to make a decision. It may not be the decision you like or dislike but it the decision were going with.
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I'm not sure that you read my post because your reply was way off the mark. He asked the shortstop if he tagged him after he made the call. He wasn't trying to tell him that he did the best he could, he was looking for substantiation. The call was complete and he was just trying to feel good about it. C'mon!
Jeff, again you are assuming that these guys umpire like you. Review the experience on that field, how many crew chiefs, former crew chiefs and experienced playoff umpires were on the field? They are not taught to wear blinders. With a six man system, the right field umpire would be looking right at it. The play at first was inconsequential and we learn as rookies to let the ball lead you to the action. Besides, the replay clearly showed that the umpire at first had a look at it. Please stop telling us how it was supposed to have happened. It happened differently and MLB umpires are trained to follow the ball. This is not even a matter of A2D, it didn't happen your way.
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