Douglas Leon Eddings (born September 14, 1968) is an American professional umpire in Major League Baseball. (wikipedia)
He's got to make an attempt to get out of the way, and he made no attempt.
The only thing I'm down on myself is I should have sold it either way. I should have either said, 'No catch,' or, if I did have a catch, that he was out. Which I never said: 'He's out.
My interpretation is that's my 'strike three' mechanic when it's a swinging strike. If you watch, that's what I do the whole entire game.
We saw it on a couple different angles, the ball changes directions. I had questions. I didn't have him catching the ball.
We saw a couple different angles, and if you watch it, the ball changes direction, so I don't see how you guys can say it's clearly a caught ball.
Yes. That's why I was pretty shocked at what took place.