The ball and Taveras were both following a trajectory that would arrive at the same point. Taveras got there first---in other words, outran the ball. I have no problem with an announcer trying to use colorful language and literary devices to do so.
One that bothers me is "The replay showed that the umpire made an outstanding call!" The umpire is either right or wrong. How can a call be outstanding? If an outfielder "almost made a spectacular catch", how about "The umpire almost made a great call"?
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