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Originally Posted by Kaliix
From the previously posted article in USA Today "Michael Barrett stuck out his leg, but he didn't have it planted in the ground," McClelland said. "What I saw was Holliday kind of slide through that leg and TOUCH THE PLATE." (emphasis added)
Tim says he saw the runner touch the plate. McClelland didn't signal because there was no tag attempt when the runner touched the plate. I've always read here that you don't signal if there is no play. When Barrett finally got the ball and went to go tag Holliday, McClelland signaled safe to indicate he had seen the touch and a tag was irrelevant at that point.
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I never enjoy seeing a brother official make a public fool out of himself.
I cringe at Mr. McClelland's repeated attempts to do so. If PU had a touch, and a loose ball, he has "Safe". McClelland's insistence on slow mechanics across all calls severely damaged the authority of this call. In turn, it equally damaged the perception of his competence.