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Originally Posted by jwwashburn
Three replay angles were better than Davidson's angle and they were inconclusive. There is no freaking way that anyone can claim he was not guessing. If he got it right(which he does not know, Garner does not know and we do not know) he got it because he had a 50/50 chance. It was a lousy decision by him in the 11th inning of a game.
Davidson did not see a base missed. Garner did not see a base missed. Cruz may have seen it.
Davidson blew it because he is a poor professional umpire.
Joe
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A very common and generally accepted principle of umpiring - especially effective at higher levels - is "let the players call the game for you." In this case, the base coach made gestures that looked very much like HE thought the runner missed the base. If the umpire's view was not perfect, but at least supported a conclusion that the runner very well may have missed the base, then the base coach's actions were enough to tip the preponderance of the evidence into the "he missed it" column.
The fact that the manager did not even come out to discuss the call is telling, also.