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Originally Posted by Dakota
Good call. Ball in control on the tag, came out after the tag due to contact with the ground.
When I first saw the play, I thought he was tagged with an empty mitt...
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I happened to catch this play as I was walking out of the restaurant after spending a regular MNF evening with fellow umpires.
Two things were obvious:
Varitek demonstrated he was very conscious of maintaining possession of the ball by placing it in his glove prior to making the tag;
Some coaches are clueless.