MLB: Beckham tag play on DeJesus

[CT1]

Originally Posted by Dakota

Do you guys consider the call on the Hrbek play to have been correct?

The explanation given was that Gant's momemtum was carrying him off the bag, and the contact by Hrbek didn't have a material effect. IOW, that Gant would have likely come off the bag without the contact.

As a biased Braves fan, naturally I didn't see it that way.

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by dash_riprock

At least it can be argued that Hrbek's tag knocked the runner off his base (resulting in an out). I don't think you can make the same argument with Beckham's "tag."

I thought Hrbek pried him off with his leg.

[Eastshire]

Originally Posted by CT1

The explanation given was that Gant's momemtum was carrying him off the bag, and the contact by Hrbek didn't have a material effect. IOW, that Gant would have likely come off the bag without the contact.

As a biased Braves fan, naturally I didn't see it that way.

Momentum nothing, his leg was lifted off the bag. Lateral momentum doesn't turn into vertical momentum in that manner.