How to not sell a call...

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Originally Posted by Tex

I saw a tag afterwards by the catcher, but do not see an appeal to the umpire.

That tag WAS an appeal to the umpire!

Personally, I have no issues with how this umpire handled the play. The real problem is the video replay. The replays linked in the OP are inconclusive, so people will bring their own bias into it. This 'controversy' would still be there regardless of how the PU handled it.

As it was, there initially was no play, so no signal. When it became apparent that F2 was going to appeal for a missed base, PU signalled safe. That's all good by me.