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Old Wed Aug 01, 2012, 12:47pm
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Originally Posted by tcarilli View Post
"However, when Ransom returned to third base, he argued with 3B Umpire Laz Diaz. Replays indicate Diaz had granted "Time" to third baseman Ryan Zimmerman while Ransom was still near third base."
Well, I suppose if Diaz felt play had essentially ended, and granted Zimmerman Time, that makes a difference. It does appear after watching the video again that Zimmerman was complaining after Ransom came home.

That's still a pretty quick Time call. I'm thinking that Diaz didn't expect Ransom to take off.
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