The Chicago White Sox won a battle against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday, but the final blow might have been a little less than earned.
Bochy, predictably, had some strong words for the decision after the game."For that call to be made, I'm dumbfounded. It's absolutely one of the worst calls I've ever seen and it was done by replay, I just don't get it. I don't care how many times they'll try to explain it, you can't do that in that situation. It's a shame. It's embarrassing, really.
"There was never any contact with the catcher. It was a sweet tag I don't get it, I really don't. Again, I'm shocked. Jonah did a great job there.""The catcher's initial positioning was illegal and his subsequent actions while not in possession of the ball hindered and impeded the runner's path to home plate."
It is legitimately difficult to even see what MLB's argument is there. As you can see in the video above, Heim was standing with one foot on the right edge of home plate as the throw was made before moving to the left to field the ball, which he is allowed to do . At no point does he stand in front of home plate in a way that would stop Andrus from safely sliding."I set up like we were taught to set up, on the corner of the plate. Ball took me up the line, I even backed up a little bit. He had the whole front of the plate to slide in there, so I'm not really sure what else I need to do there, but it's unfortunate that's the decision they're making.
The loss knocks the Rangers' record down to 45-28, still first in the AL West. Their +150 run differential remains the best in MLB.
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