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Originally Posted by fitump56
IR certainly has its place in baseball, perhaps here, perhaps not. But I disagree on your taking the position that you have to have a R safe before he can be called out. If an offensive player is trying to advance and I am calling this play, I have an out all the way until Barret forgets to play through the remainder of the play and assert his block of the plate.
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The only person who "took a position" on the play was McClelland who ruled the runner safe. He later said he had position to see the runner touch the plate.
Nothing in any of the camera angles showed anything that could cause a reversal had instant replay been in use.
Everything that happened afterward on the field supports McClelland's call.
The only controversy was caused by the announcers concluding the plate was missed which cannot be supported by any available evidence.