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The only play I saw was the 5-3 ground out you mentioned in #2. From personal experience I'm going to say he flat blew it, but stuck to his call as he should have. What he thought he saw was a catch.
Now...what I learned from that (I was in a 2-man, in B, so I didn't have the prilivledge of being right on top of the play) was that in this case timing plays a bigger role than usual. He needed to continue to move around where he could see the ball/glove and wait for F3 to pick the ball up with his bare hand - then make a call. He blew it, period. If he is indeed a good ump, he knows this and learned from it. I did. And because I've done it, it seemed like an easy call to me and he missed.
With that said - it wasn't an 'easy' call, and I have to give him kudos for sticking to his call.
I couldn't watch the game. PU's strike mechanic was very irritating. Immediate right hand out to the side (with very little hesitation), then stand up and do it again. Why in the name of all that is good did he have to make two movements to call a strike? I couldn't tolerate it.
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