The Expected Call?

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I got a chance to watch a game tonight as a fan instead of dressed in the normal blues. Had a play at second that was quite interesting from my vantage point. I clearly understand "judgement" calls and the maturity of avoiding the nit picking, but this was WAY wrong from my viewpoint.

Throw from a routine grounder goes to F3 who misses it. There is a short fence behind him but R1 heads for second anyway. The throw clearly beats him, by at least 6 steps, and the fielder waits for the slide before he even starts to attempt a tag. R1 comes to a complete stop on top of the bag before the tag hits him near the chin. The field blue never hesitates, but pumps him out and heads back to the A position.

Sure the throw beat him, but...ouch, this wasn't even close. It was definitely the "expected" call. Just curious, how many veteran officials here usually call the runner out, just because the ball beats the runner.