The Lofton Out at Second

[jimpiano]

Originally Posted by hawk21

yes, but don't you want to make the correct call? A nice slide that clearly beats the tag even though the ball was there and you want to call him out!
So if a runner beats the ball, but the defensive player clearly finds a way to tag the runer out, do we now call him safe? Be careful!

That, however, was not the play.

A nice slide that avoids the tag is much different than coming straight in to the tag. Kenny Lofton knew the situation and the result, even though he knows he got his hand on the bag first. That is the way the game is played.
And everyone accepts plays like that as the "right" call, even though instant replay does not.