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Originally Posted by wadeintothem
A play like this you would lose credibility on both sides because both sides saw the out.
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Not necessarily. How many times have you heard, "doesn't she have to make the tag?"
There was a good one in the Phillies-Braves game Monday. Play at the plate, ball beat the runner by three strides. Runner when down low and the catcher did not get the tag down quick enough and when he did, the runner was already on the plate. Ball beat the runner, so I'm sure there were a bundle of people out there saying, "boy, he blew that one. The ball beat him by a mile." That is until the replay shows the late tag, the umpire pointing at the plate making some goofy-assed motion and coming up with the a big "SAFE".
Yeah, Bobby Cox came out and probably said, "How can he be safe, the ball beat him by a mile?"
I will hold the umpire who makes a tough call correct and accuratly, no matter how unpopular it is, in higher esteem than I will the "go along to get along" umpire.
If all the calls were obvious, they wouldn't need umpires. The reason we are on the field is to make the decisions on the tough plays where the outcome isn't so obvious that the drunk in the centerfield bleachers could make it.