I really just saw this

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by harmbu

I just witnessed a play where F3 fielded a ball while laying on the ground near the base. He had the ball in his throwing hand and tagged the base ahead of the runner with his empty glove. The umpire emphaticaly signaled safe and said, "Safe. He had the ball in his hand when he tagged the base with his glove." The defensive coach did not question the call. Instead he chewed on his F3 for not knowing the rules.

That's when you yell from the stands "What if he'd tagged it with his shoe?"