Chrundle the Great said:Mr President Elect said:I'm pretty much with you. I thought where his foot came up and came back down were both inconclusive. To me, neither looked like they touched, but neither showed that he clearly didn't touch. Not trying to argue for him to be out here, btw.Furlock Bones said:i saw the views. the reason they did not overturn the call on the field is there is no conclusive evidence. his foot pops up after what looks like he caught the edge of the plate. but, the video can't see it. so, if they had said he was out, then that call would have stood.Mr President Elect said:BadAggie said:Farmer1906 said:
Anyone questioning the call at the plate.😂 pic.twitter.com/0AJYSduZ7H
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Lol Arlington must be viewing that play at the plate from the grassy knoll.
I re-watched the play on the Rangers broadcast and they showed a lot more angles. His entire foot was clearly above (as in, not touching) the plate in that pic (from another angle). Honestly, I think it was not being able to see clearly where his heel landed at the end that saved him, and maybe NY not wanting to overturn that kind of play.
its hard to take the fandom out of it. but, in my eyes, he caught the edge of the plate. but, he very well could have missed the edge by a millimeter and his spike dug the dirt and not the plate. no one will ever know.
Edit: The view at the 38 second mark is the best view imo, but I still think inconclusive:
https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/38065640
My thing is:
This level of minutia is not what replay is supposed to be about. Kyle clearly beat the throw home and slid straight through the plate. Standing above the plate all you can see is did he cross it and did he slide with his foot down and that's all that should matter. Not did he slide in such a way his cleat was technically 3mm above the plate, that's not baseball.
I get what your saying but if he was tagged before his foot touched the plate he's not safe and out is the correct call.
What's the difference in him getting there .03 sec after the ball gets there or his foot is 3 mm above the plate? Out it is no matter the circumstances.