Did he Touch the plate?

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Originally Posted by GarthB

MLB umpires do not belong to a monolithic society. They have, regarding some issues, as many diverse opinions and ways of performing their jobs as all of us posting here.

I know of one MLB umpire who teaches rookies that there is no such thing as a "bang=bang" play. In his opinion there are obvious safe calls and obvious outs calls and he has never seen a close play. Really.

Like McClellands style or not, agree or disagree, it is his. It is the way he has worked for years, and it has worked for him.

Ok, McClelland is so cool. Me, I got a big, immediate, no doubt safe call in me if I thought he touched the plate in the bottom of the 13th of such a big game. His so cool approach leaves doubt in those of us who saw the game on TV, saw replays, and still haven't seen a touch.