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Originally Posted by ozzy6900
So in Tim McLelland's own words from the article above
I now refer to my post on the top of page 2 of this thread where I asked
Which is answered by Pete Booth Disclaimer: I am not singling out Pete here, I am using his post as the example because he quoted me.
You see, this is typical of this site. We amateurs (myself included this time in a later post) are so caught up in ourselves that we think that we can out call the top guys! We boast that we won't jump on our partner's call because we are 90' away but we feel that through the magic of television , we can make a proper call thousands of miles away. And no, instant replay wouldn't have helped in this instance either. That is unless the camera was looking over McCelland's shoulder! Instant replay (in baseball) is just a cop out for poor officiating or people who just can't accept the call made by the officials.
Let this be a lesson to us - we should be as careful and cautious judging the pros as we claim to be with our own partners! In other words, practice what we preach! 
Regards - al finis |
Agreed, this makes sense. Instant replay will never work in baseball.
And just watching the play it was obvious, the F2 missed the ball, easy call, safe.
That's what everyone would have seen if the announcers had not started in on the plate being missed.
This was not a bang bang play unless F2 had held onto the ball.
Thanks
David