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Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve
Runge was not too close, as it was a tag play. You are supposed to be close to tag plays. He was in perfect position on 3BLX and correctly ascertained that the runner's front leg crossed over the plate without touching it. He was then tagged by the catcher before his trail leg touched the plate (the only leg that touched the plate).
Only a real homer (mmm...unexplained bacon) would argue this. Polanco gave up his argument quickly, as he knew he didn't really touch the plate, and no manager came out to get ejected, as you would have thought.
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Watch it again. He was clearly safe. His foot wasn't even in the air. Leyland got it right after the game when he said umpires make mistakes but that isn't why we lost. We had a 6-0 lead and the umps didn't cost us the game.