Missed it, Blew it, and it was BAD

[mcrowder]

Illinois. you, at the plate, saw what you think was a tag, between that runner and third base. Fine.

BU, in or near C, saw what he thought was NO tag. Also fine.

There is a REASON this is BU's call. It's that if you two see something different, it's more likely that HE is correct than you. I'm actually having trouble visualizing a case where you saw a tag which must have been made on the other side of the runner from you.

Not only do I think BU was likely right for not going to you (you could only have given him information that is likely to be less valid than what he already had), but I also suspect that he made the RIGHT call. Your angle HAD to be poor on this play.

I know you're going to say you saw a tag that he couldn't have seen, but given only the facts that A) the two of you saw something different, and B) he's in better position (angle and distance) for this call, I suspect he saw it better than you could have (no offense intended).