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Originally Posted by Rich Fronheiser
The philosophy exists as long as the fielder does what he's supposed to do. In other words, if F2 had laid his glove in front of the plate and R2 had *maybe* gotten a hand on the plate a microsecond before the actual tag, there'd be no debate here. But even in real time watching the game (I'm a Phillies fan), the runner was clearly safe, proving that Barajas is still a poor excuse for a Major League catcher.
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Looks like Barajas expected a collision and set up for that by forgot to 'close the door' (Keeping legs spread), letting the runner slide under the tag.
As Rich says, poor play for a HS let alomne MLB catcher.