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Old Wed May 12, 2004, 01:40pm
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These types of calls happen every year and I try to make the call based on what I see not on the action perceived by others. I get aggravated by umpires that rush the called based on preconceived outcomes especially when the ball beats the runner by a mile but the infielder misses the tag or tags the runner late.

Like the play at home which you described, I had a coach insist that his runner's foot broke the plane of the plate extended upward.

Another tough play is with a runner on 1st, the batter hits a ground ball to the second baseman who attempts to tag the runners missing by 6-8 inches then throws to first for the out. From their angle, the fans perceive a double play but actually you have a runner on second with one out recorded. I had a father tearing me a new one over that call until his daughter assured him that she missed the tag. He apologized for his behavior at the end of the inning.
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