Why Softball Rules Are Smarter

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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

The shot over the umpire's shoulder is basically useless as you lose any depth.

The angle from the side seems to be much better, but I don't think there is anything is clear. If you look closely at the side view which seems to show a tag, there is also a shot which looks as if the runner is touching the plate (@58 seconds). However, we know that isn't so from another angle.

With the quality of the clips available, I'm still not sure a tag was made, but with the different views and stills, I can see where it could be seen as a tag. I just wish the one person who was reponsible for it was in a better position.

I think that is part of the quandry....the person responsible was in a better position than any of the replay angles and did see a tag....which is how he deducted an out. In your preferred position there is no way he could have seen for sure as it was a swipe tag coming from the 1b foul side and would have placed the runners body and right leg between the ball/glove and tag. But go ahead and think the rest of us are blind and are out of position third base line extended...we (and McClelland/and many other MLB professionals) are wrong...you are right!! You've convinced us!!