Patience is Still a Virtue: Greg Gibson at Home (Part II)

Greg Gibson gave us a 50-50 out-safe call at home plate in Miami Wednesday night, just over eight months after first going out-to-safe at home in Los Angeles on a wild throw to the backstop.

Gibson points to the plate as Suzuki argues.

During Wednesday's Nationals-Marlins game, Marlins baserunner Chris Valaika attempted to score from second base on a Donovan Solano single as Nationals right fielder Jayson Werth attempted to throw him out at home as Kurt Suzuki attempted to apply the tag.

Though Gibson made a preliminary gesture as if to call Valaika out at the plate, Gibson reversed course and ruled Valaika safe—emphatically crowing, "Safe! Safe!"—ruling Suzuki had failed to tag the runner prior to his touching of home plate. Replays indicate Suzuki's glove may have barely grazed Valaika's helmet just prior to Valaika's hand touching the point of home plate, though other angles camera angles suggest Suzuki missed the tag.

Video: Gibson calls Valaika safe at home as broadcasters ponder replay evidence (4/17/13)