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pointing at home?
I just saw a play in the Yanks and Tigers game.
The Tigers runner came around and slid in and touched home as the Yankees catcher had the ball skip off of his glove. The Home plate umpire pointed emphatically toward home(at least I think that is where he pointed). I have never seen this. What was he doing? Any ideas? |
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The player's slide was late, and he almost missed touching the plate with his hand. I'm sure the point was to simply say that he had a touch of the plate and the play there was over.
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Meant to say if the fielder blocks the plate/bag without possession of the baseball.
By the way, no one points at home plate more than Jim Joyce. |
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And on a swipe tag at a base you'll see them point at the tag and give the out call. They point often. No big deal.
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But you're describing a different situation in which there is a play, and the umpire sees that the runner scored. The by-the-book mechanic would simply be a Safe signal; it sounds like this PU just used the point instead, which is a little unorthodox. Remember, on a banger play at the plate where the runner touches home, and the catcher either tags him late or misses the tag completely, the umpire signals Safe. If the runner misses home and the catcher misses the tag, the umpire gives no signal. There is no "tipping" here, so I don't see where a "point" or "no point" under this particular circumstance is any different.
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Not always true, and in fact this is possibly the answer here. You're right that in MLB, the obstruction rule at home plate is completely different than what we're used to. However, if the ball gets away as in this case, you CAN have obstruction on the catcher.
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