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Originally Posted by RichMSN
Especially since you have to see the foot at the time of contact, not a second later (since if the foot's in the air at contact, it's a legal play).
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Not just the potential for the foot being in the air at the moment of contact - with a lunge like this, I GUARANTEE his foot is sliding forward - if you look down AFTER the contact, his foot is not where it was when he made contact.
Nevermind that in this particular play, with the foot significantly behind the plate, it's highly likely the umpire was blocked by the catcher at the moment of contact.