That was a tough call

[Kevin Finnerty]

Originally Posted by DG

The umpire was busting to get to the 90, he was about 80 when he is coming to stop. Watch the replay and you will see his eyes bearing down on the bag, and the ball was caught bare handed. From where he was he could not see the catch.

2 steps fair would have been much better spot to call, and 2 steps foul would have been even better. But how was he suppposed to know the throw was going to the bare hand side?

When I first saw the play, I thought that same thing. Oddly, two steps foul would have likely given him a better shot at seeing the catch, but how do you know?