Stephen Blue

Sports+Real Estate Photographer, Umpire. Avid follower of Green Bay Packers, Atlanta Braves, and VCU Rams. Christmas Light Maniac. Work: @SbluePhoto

[Stephen Blue @SBlue84]

@lifesaPCH @Colter @FreddyLA7 @HeardChanda @grok If he’s going to Deep Ellum, and feeling something other than BBQ, let’s send him for some amazing chicken at Brick & Bones. Discovered that amazing hole in the wall last year on my ballpark trip to TX.

[Stephen Blue @SBlue84]

@Colter @FreddyLA7 @HeardChanda @grok We need to get him to Kansas City for Joes at the gas station, if we’re being honest. 😂

[Stephen Blue @SBlue84]

@TheOfficialBCM Whoever said “is that necessary” needs to abstain from ever commenting on baseball again.

[Stephen Blue @SBlue84]

@WeeWillieK @balkwhisperer Yea it was SS on the 1B side. Didn’t realize that at first. If I could edit it I would.

[Stephen Blue @SBlue84]

@CorySchmitt4 @balkwhisperer Literally in the rules that “moving towards the runner” qualifies as a tag attempt.

[Stephen Blue @SBlue84]

@StealTempered @DR_Logix @shipwreckedcrew U1 definitely had a far superior angle, and should have been looking in this direction. They could have gotten this right.

[Stephen Blue @SBlue84]

@CoachMModica @fentrocity @balkwhisperer The direction the runner was moving at the beginning of the tag attempt is irrelevant. The path is a straight line from that position to the base at that moment. That your momentum is contributing to you leaving your line is irrelevant.

[Stephen Blue @SBlue84]

@BrianWolfe41778 @shegone03 @notgaetti @BobFile @twuench @billdubs @iamrags @artofhitting @hittingguru7 @slider_sinker @SliderDom @low_and_outside @TheRealJHair @DMEASrecruiting @VandyonTigers @mikepiazza31 @SalMarinello @RVGDag Baseline was easily established at point 2 when Henderson plants his feet to intercept the runner, at which point he's about directly between runner & base. Runner continued to run further to the right out of the reach of the SS. Clear as day missed call.

[Stephen Blue @SBlue84]

@ScoringChanges This isn't even remotely close. At point 2 Henderson turns to the runner to make a tag play. Runners position at this moment defines his path to bag. He continued to run further away to avoid tag, significantly breaching the 3 feet. U2 missing this is tough, U1 really botched it.

[Stephen Blue @SBlue84]

@harbs16 @DesertCatfish7 @shipwreckedcrew By that logic, a runner can veer anywhere he wants when out of reach of the fielder. The fielder does not have to be within arms reach to begin the tag attempt. The tag attempt in this case begins at #2, when the fielder completes the act of fielding and turns to meet the runner.

[Stephen Blue @SBlue84]

@StealTempered @DR_Logix @shipwreckedcrew Agree, BUT, once the ball has been fielded and the fielder has turned to make a play on the runner, his baseline is established. Baseline is established at #2 on this graphic, however runner continues several feet further away, leaving the baseline defined at point #2

[Stephen Blue @SBlue84]

@JaysClubhouse @JomboyMedia Baseline is established at #2. Rule read, rule understood, rule broken, rule mis-applied by the umpires on the field. You can't veer off 20' away from the fielder to "establish a baseline" just because the fielder with the ball can't physically reach you to tag you yet.

[Stephen Blue @SBlue84]

@balkwhisperer You can't "re-establish your basepath" by running away from the fielder when he's too far from you to actually tag you. The tag attempt begins when the fielder turns to meet the oncoming runner, even if he's still 20' away.

[Stephen Blue @SBlue84]

@UnderdogMLB @afkostka Just admit it umpires... you botched it. 2 of you were in good position to see this and failed. Admit you were wrong and move on.

[Stephen Blue @SBlue84]

@Hirsch_Tweets @ByMattWeyrich Badly timed screenshot. This is more accurate. Stop the screenshot when he changes direction with his feet to make a play on the runner, and the runner runs away.

[Stephen Blue @SBlue84]

@ByMattWeyrich I'm sorry, WHAT? The inability to admit wrong is disgusting, dishonest, and fineable.

[Stephen Blue @SBlue84]

@SportsCenter Borderline, but a defensible opinion that the batter offered at the pitch.

[Stephen Blue @SBlue84]

@CrosbyBaseball @DieselOnRadio When I’m visiting a new stadium (been to 31 MLB parks, 24 current), I tend to buy a good seat, stay for ~5 innings, then explore other sections (upper deck, outfield, etc) for 3-4 innings just to take in the whole experience.

[Stephen Blue @SBlue84]

If that animation is accurate, and that’s NOT a swing, this system is very, very, very broken.

[Talkin' Baseball @TalkinBaseball_]

Here’s a look at the check swing challenge system that has made its way to Triple-A