There was just a play in the Pirates-Cubs game that, coming on the heels of the call in yesterday’s Brewers game, reinforces what I hate about MLB replay. The out call came on a play at the plate with a throw from the 1B. The throw was in time to beat the runner, but the catcher made the tag very high and it looked live like the runner clearly got his foot to the plate before the tag was applied. Replays seemed to bear that out and the Pirates announcers were very surprised that the call was upheld. The only possible question would be whether the sliding runner’s foot literally touched the plate as opposed to being a fraction of an inch above it. Compared to yesterday’s call, this replay was much closer to being conclusive, but this call was upheld. The inconsistency in how this standard is applied aggravates me all the time.