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Publius]Umpires don't need math equations or the color-spectrum comparisons to make the call on tag plays. Just call what you see.
In the quiz II I presented earlier:
F8's throw beats the head-first sliding runner by a narrow margin,
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IMO, the aforementioned is what is "getting lost in the translation"
The EXPECTED call IMO delas with plays in which the runner is out by a GOOD MARGIN not a narrow or close margin.
We are talking about plays in which the throw is "right-on" tag where it is supposed to be and the runner is out by some 3-4 steps not a Narrow margin. Whenever the play is close I think even the "old school" way is call what you see.
IMO, I think that is what is getting lost in this discussion.
Pete Booth