Report from the left coast

[greymule]

HELD THE BALL LONG ENOUGH

3 seconds, right?

[SRW]

http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/sha...ideoid=1229767

minute 38:30

I gots me a no catch. The release wasn't voluntary.

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by SRW

http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/sha...ideoid=1229767

minute 38:30

I gots me a no catch. The release wasn't voluntary.

I haven't been paying much attention to this thread, but I think I've got a catch. She caught it, hit the ground and slid a ways. Then, she reached into her glove with her free hand and it looked like she tried pulling the ball out of the glove and it slipped onto the field. That's what I saw on the replay, anyway.

[tayjaid]

Regular speed and from where the umpire was standing I say no catch. Slow it down, and looking from the front I say catch and drop on the exchange.

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by tayjaid

...Slow it down, and looking from the front I say catch and drop on the exchange.

I have a hard time calling that an exchange. The free hand went into the glove and the ball came rolling out. I would say she did not have control of the ball in the glove in the first place.

Either that, or she did not have control of the ball long enough!

[bigsig]

Originally Posted by Dakota

I have a hard time calling that an exchange. The free hand went into the glove and the ball came rolling out. I would say she did not have control of the ball in the glove in the first place.

Either that, or she did not have control of the ball long enough!

I agree with Dakota, at normal speed looked like she did not have control of the ball. Looked like she was reaching in with bare hand to try to keep the ball in the glove. No catch IMO.