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Old Tue Jul 05, 2005, 03:14pm
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SAump, this is a tough call to make, as Dave Yeast says. The umpire did a good job of focusing on the tag, which was missed. But just as the tag with the ball not in the glove in yesterdays Yankee game, there is more to be aware of than just the tag. Watching the replay clearly shows the runner moved about four feet to avoid the tag.

Both those plays should demonstrate to every umpire how easy it is to get tunnel vision on a play and end up getting the call wrong because the umpire missed the big picture.

The coach in the NCAA case is an idiot. He might have gotten the call reversed if he had just asked the BU to confer with the PU. The PU should have been up the line watching the play and could have easily offered additional information in this situation.

I hope the rant made you feel better...

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