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Originally Posted by Maz17
All you kids are right... there was a phantom tag!
WITH THAT SAID! IT IS OBSTRUCTION. ANY DEVIATION OF HIS PATH IS! THAT LITTLE SHOULDER LEAN! OBSTRUCTION! YOU CAN PICK ON MLB GUYS ALL YOU WANT! DRAKE IS RIGHT! REPEAT! DRAKE IS RIGHT!
And that is why you guys are not in pro ball! It is a different interpretation at the MiLB/MLB level. The player should know better.
Ticky tacky call? So where do you draw the line? If he bulldozes him... okay I will call it? Your job is to enforce the rules, BLACK AND WHITE!
Dont give me this FED, Little League, PONY bull. Those kids are not professionals!
I say... good call! WAIT... I KNOW GOOD CALL!
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So then, how did the fielder impede the runner?
I've seen the clip and I'm ambivalent about the call, to be honest. He called it and the mechanics he used were outstanding, but the call itself? I don't have the same angle he had, so ....