Interesting thread. It just so happens that I'm reading it as I'm watching a rare afternoon game, Chicago at Cleveland.
The White Sox had a runner on second who attempted a steal of third. The throw beat the runner by a wide margin. F5 had the glove down on the ground as the runner started his slide directly into the bag.
"Yes!", I'm thinking. "He's out by a mile!". (I'm an Indians fan.)
My, ummm,
expectations were quickly quelched by a big safe signal from the third base umpire. Replays showed that the tag was missed, with the runner sliding about six inches to the side of the outstretched glove.
So I guess the Major League umpire making that call can expect his walking papers any day now?
