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Originally Posted by bob jenkins
Suppose the umpire was 1BX and the catcher didn't shift to block the plate but just swung his arm to tag. Then, the umpire would (might) have missed that and we'd all be discussing how 3BX is better. Sometimes the play changes too fast to be in the right spot for both possibilities.
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If he was on 1BLX we wouldn't be having this conversation. I don't think you see a swipe tag any better from 3BLX. Seems like they play the low percentages in case of one call.