Originally Posted by
pavyracer
I'll tell you why. He wanted to make sure the ref saw he had the ball secured in the glove when he tagged him. The ref doen't have replay. He has to look at three guys at the same time. One guy is throwing a bullett at 80 mph. The other guy is running at 20 mph sliding head first. The other guy is staying still and trying to tag as fast as he can. The human brain can't process these 3 different actions at the same time when they occur almost simultaneously.
I don't blame the ref. The replay wouldn't have resolved anything. Maybe if robots were refereeing we would have a different call.