Red Sox/Yankees Question

[Matt]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

I think the pitch was a strike so he was signaling strike...and no need for the safe signal, everybody in the stadium could see that he was safe...there was no attempted play on him...no different than a pick off attempt at 1B where F1 throws over and there's no play...U1 does not signal safe every time.

The point was a strike, and there was an attempted play, which was signaled safe.

[edinatlanta]

Originally Posted by Matt

The point was a strike, and there was an attempted play, which was signaled safe.

Cool, thanks.

I was confused b/c it was more of a point into the air, rather than an indication of a strike. I thought maybe, for a second, the ump was thrown off by the play.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Matt

The point was a strike, and there was an attempted play, which was signaled safe.

That would make sense, since the strike call had priority over the safe call.

[ozzy6900]

I'm surprised no one posted a link yet.

Yes, the point was for the strike as the pitch comes first, then a safe or out call for the runner. The video shows that there was a safe call made on the play also.

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