Red Sox/Yankees Question

[edinatlanta]

Hey y'all, first time poster, 2nd year LL ump.

Just say Jacoby Ellsbury steal home and just as he was sliding the home ump pointed his index finger with his right hand.

What was that supposed to show?

TIA.

Ed

[SanDiegoSteve]

That he did indeed touch the plate and was safe.

[SAump]

Umpire may have determined no need for the safe signal.

[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.

[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.

Jacoby Ellsbury steals home

[SanDiegoSteve]

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.

Or that. I didn't see the play, so I was guessing.

[johnnyg08]

or that

[DG]

The pitch was a curve ball, and called a strike, by the PU. The PU tonight uses the point to call strikes. It was not his usual more casual point, but definitely a point to signal strike. A safe signal was immediately given next, on the play. Posada tried to tag Elsbury and may have, but it was in the butt as Elsbury slid head first across the plate.

[cc6]

Probably that he touched the plate.