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My thought process is that I am not there to assist in coaching or to make anyone happy or mad. I am there to call safes and outs and balls and strikes etc. The majority of the time someone does not like what you call anyhow.
He was basically saying do not over analyze a play. Yea the guy might have tagged him on the backside of the plate, but the runner was 45ft from home when the fielder received the ball so everyone is thinking he is going to be called out. When you call safe, team 1 goes "wow ill take that" while team 2 gets all riled up.
To me, the runner did as he was supposed to while the fielder did not. My same thought goes for calling safe just because it looks right. If the runner slides in way before the throw but is nowhere near the base and gets tagged, I am going to rule out.
I was just kind of surprised by what this guy said and that was how it was taught to professional umpires.
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