Game-winning run scores after umpires decide the catcher was blocking the plate, a breakdown

one really knows what's going on that

plate wasn't blocked and that is the

tying run

they're excited about it now the

go-ahead run is on second base and all

of Chicago well not Cubs fans but White

Sox fans are clapping with anticipation

strike Sinker two outs in the eighth

inning slider goes the other way puts it

into left field they come up throwing

the play at the plate out was running in

quicksand at the end it looked like

punched out ump loves his call says hey

why don't you go check that no no need

you were dead dude you were out look at

this perfect beautiful flowing throw all

right let's take a look at the rule

because this is where it always gets

confusing it catcher should not be

deemed to have violated the blocking the

plate rule unless he has both blocked

the plate without possession of the ball

or when not in a legitimate attempt to

field the throw so let's take a look at

that first okay without possession of

the ball he's doing great he's set up

off the plate he's giving the runner

that outside Lane now the bat from The

Hitter is in his way he's going to slide

into that and that kind of sucks but

as the ball is coming towards him he

realizes oh I have to move myself to

make a play on this ball so the first

question the umpires have to ask is is

this a legitimate move to catch this

ball he moves to the inside his foot

does land on the plate they could have a

problem with that but their question is

you know did he have to shift to make

the catch here to play that ball I think

the answer that we would all say is yes

now his foot is on the plate is he

supposed to be perfectly off the plate

or just once he's making an attempt to

move towards the ball

he's allowed to block it that's kind of

how I interpret it right or when not in

a legitimate attempt to feel the threat

well he's in a legitimate attempt to

field to throw so that would mean that

he is he can kind of block the plate or

be in the lane so we're good there now

the next interpretation we have to look

at is a catcher shall not be deemed to a

violated rule six if he is hindered or

impeded the progress of the runner

attempting to score a catcher shall not

be deemed to have hindered or impeded

the progress of the runner if in the

Judgment of the Umpire which is always

funny when they say that because all of

their decisions are basically judgment

decisions that's their job the runner

would have been called out

notwithstanding the catcher having

blocked the plate so if he's you know 20

steps away and the runner is going to be

out no matter what then this doesn't

matter but on this play what they're

looking at here is did the runner change

his course of action because the catcher

slid over so was the runner aiming for

that outside lane and then this last

step he had to really move and come

inside and if he didn't have to do that

if he didn't have to change his path at

the very end to dive inside and could

have stayed in his natural Lane would he

have beat the throw I guess that's what

they have to look at I'm not advocating

for this rule I'm just trying my hardest

to understand what they could be looking

at and determining and if they're saying

that as he's running down and right here

when the catcher moves he then has to

slide inside

you see that so when the catcher moves

his feet to the right the batter moves

his feet to the left

right so that could be where they're

saying uh catcher shall not be deemed to

have hindered or impeded the progress of

the runner now when he does this move

and the catcher moves and then he moves

to the left did that impede the progress

of the runner if he did not have to do

that would he have been safe I think

maybe that's what they're looking at

that in their judgment he would have

been safe if he kept that outside Laney

would have beaten the ball and had and

not slowed down his running path I have

no idea I'm trying to get in the brains

of this umpire up in the booth who calls

down and everyone's waiting and

anticipating and he does call down and

they do say after review the call in the

field is overturned the catcher blocked

the plate they score and that's the lead

in the game and Andrews is a hero and

boat she's like what are you talking

about [ __ ] [ __ ] in me

I invented this rule cause my catcher

got hurt and we didn't like it that's

not what it was he walks out Waddles out

what was the call

trying to figure it out now you can't

argue at all so he gets ejected and then

he's gonna have a nice like oh oh I

understand it's not your call I get it

but I'm just saying that's [ __ ] and

who made the call on that play huh I

want to find him I'd like to talk to him

can you tell me who the umpires in the

booth are home plate I'm not even

looking at him the catcher walks up to

the home plate I was like what did I do

wrong you and I will look at it we'll

talk about it tomorrow I don't know

I don't know I thought you had it I I

called him out so I don't know what

they're seeing so he's like all right

you and I we'll talk about it tomorrow

and we'll figure it out and he's like

huh all right I guess so now the next

game I'm guessing maybe they had a chat

maybe they didn't but Heim comes up with

two on two outs two strikes two run lead

takes that inside fastball and says C

you later home run as he rounds first

base says uh we'd like a review we'd

like a review can you review that I

don't know if that actually got out much

to the enjoyment of his pitchers you can

see he says he called for a review and

he says right now he says yeah he just

did it called for a review and they're

like uh that devilish guy our catcher

so that's what happened this one was

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appreciate everyone else for watching

and enjoying and yeah that's a it's a

crazy rule I tried my best to get into

the head of the umpires to see what they

could be looking at I disagree with the

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