Who is right? Dodgers fans are angry about the tight deal that benefited the Yankees

The Los Angeles Dodgers had a lot to celebrate at the start of Game 3 of the World Series against the New York Yankees, but not every moment went their way. Fans were furious at the start of the fourth period when the replay confirmed the game was close.

Tommy Edman dithered in hopes of getting Gavin Lux home, but Jose Trevino, the Yankees' umpire-catcher, made it in time. Dave Roberts quickly called for a re-meeting.

The piece looked very close. Lux's hand appeared to move towards the plate, but the camera angles weren't entirely clear.

The Dodgers obviously believed Lux ​​had made it in time. Fans online were furious when the call came up. Even Jose Canseco agreed.

Are Dodgers fans and media right? Did the umps misunderstand something? It's complex.

There appears to be a fundamental misinterpretation of the catcher interference rule. Here is the relevant passage of the rule from MLB.com:

“The catcher may not block the runner's path to the plate unless he has possession of the ball. The runner may be declared safe if the umpire determines that the catcher has violated this rule.”

Claims that Trevino was guilty of interference are false because he had the ball in his glove when he dropped his knee and blocked the plate. He can do that.

The argument that Lux made the day anyway is more convincing. I find Lux had his hand at the plate before Trevino's tag reached him, based on the position of his hand relative to Trevino's glove when we lost sight of the plate. Still, I understand why the replay center decided not to roll over. There didn't seem to be any angle that would clearly show Lux's hand on the plate.

Different eyes may come to different conclusions on this matter. But maybe Dave Roberts could have avoided all of this if Tommy Edman hadn't been in that situation.