Play at the Plate...your call?

[Rich]

Originally Posted by chuckfan1

This was friday night...Tex v Tex A & M
Play at the plate. Mr Yeast making the call. First video is a wider shot. 2nd is a little tighter, but seems to lean towards a safe. Was PU in the right position for this?



YouTube - Texas A&M vs t.u. Baseball Terrible Call at Home Plate



TexAgs.com - A&M Baseball and Softball

Maybe he would've had a better view if the runner's teammate hadn't decided to get in the way.

[Kevin Finnerty]

Hey, uh ... excellent umpiring ... right on it ... uh, great angle ... no wonder he gets the big games.

How's that?

[MrUmpire]

Dave is an excellent umpire.

In the first video you can see that he began to move to his right to get a better angle, and then was literally pushed backwards and to his left by who appears to be the on deck batter and, consequently, had to make a call from a less than desirable angle.

Sh!t happens. The offense has themselves to blame.

Let the whining commence.