Is Major League Baseball Instant Replay becoming tainted on a Local Level before the play is even Reviewed by Major League Baseball?

In the August 22, 2018 MLB Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, Red Sox announcers erroneously claimed that Edwin Encarnacion was out at first base. The photo evidence proves otherwise.

Above the ball is approaching first baseman Mitch Moreland's mitt. Below the ball is about to enter Moreland's mitt.

The frame below is the frame that the Boston Instant Replay crew claimed proves the ball had been caught by First Baseman Moreland. However, the ball actually hit the top webbing of Moreland's glove, then ricocheted into the middle webbing of the glove. Can the call be considered caught before it is held firmly in one position inside the glove?

Announcers and Replay crew claim the above frame is the frame that shows the first baseman has caught the ball in his mitt. Below is the reverse angle, the ball actually entered the top part of the glove webbing, then richocheted into the middle webbing of the glove, as can clearly be seen below. Below the ball is now in the webbing part of the glove, but the glove is still OPEN as evidenced by the span of the glove that is visible. Can possession of the ball exist if the glove is in the open position? Unless the ball were to hit the webbing so hard as to stick halfway through the webbing and not be able to move anymore, an open positioned glove is a questionable frame to pick to establish possession of the ball.

Above we can clearly see the ball in Moreland's glove, but the glove is still open, if Moreland did not close his mitt shut, the ball would fall out. Below we can see Moreland squeeze the glove shut, this is the actual point where the ball can be considered officially caught. Edwin Encarnacion's foot is clearly on the base.

The frame below is when the announcers and the Home Field Instant Replay crew CHOSE to FREEZE the FRAME to make the point that the ball was caught. We'll call this Premature Webbification. The ball is clearly in the mitt, but the glove is WIDE OPEN, can this moment in time be considered when the ball is caught? if the Glove is not closed the ball will fall out.

Compare the frame above and the frame below, in just that one micro instant the ball clearly is still moving, from the top of the glove in the picture above to the center of the glove in the picture below. The glove is still open in both frames. Unless the mitt is closed the ball will fall out, hence neither the frame above nor the frame below should be considered the point at which the ball was officially caught. However the Boston Television instant replay crew choose a premature frame to freeze to create a groundswell of support among the Boston announcers and the fans watching the replay on the big screen that favors their own possibly biased point of view.

Comparing the picture above and the picture below we now see the glove closing below. However, the glove is still not completely closed. One could argue that first baseman Moreland has secured the ball with the palm area of his glove in the picture below. However, guess whose foot is now CLEARLY on first base, that would be Edwin Encarnacion, aka, SAFE.

Because it actually takes three frames to create proof that the ball has indeed been caught and held by the first baseman, the frame below is actually the first frame that we can for sure say the ball is firmly held by first baseman Moreland's clenched glove. Down below is the actual first frame where we can officially say that Mr. Moreland has grasped the ball within the glove in a clenched position. Edwin Encarnacion's foot is CLEARLY on the first base bag, as it was on the prior frame as well.

A pitcher once threw their mitt with the ball stuck inside the glove to the first baseman, but the glove itself was clenched and in the closed position. The ball entering the glove is CLOSE to when the catch is made, but it is not the actual frame that the home field Instant Replay Crew should be using to determine when the ball actually has been caught.

Dashcam Detective's question is, Is Major League Baseball being influenced in anyway by the Home Team's Instant Replay crew, the baseball announcers, and the home field crowd, into accepting their judgement when determining if a player is safe or out?

Or, is this simply a situation where everyone is accepting the ball entering the glove as being the reference point for a safe or out call? The Home Town Instant Replay crew has the ability to enflame the announcers and the home field crowd by freezing the wrong frame for all to see as "proof" of when a baseball has been caught.

Dashcam Detective believes that even though New York Instant Replay is supposed to be separate from where the game is being played, if they are listening to the broadcast and viewing the selected freeze frames provided by the home team's Instant Replay crew, they can be swayed into a pre-conceived decision based on incorrect freeze frame selections. If the New York Instant Replay crew is not being influenced by the local Replay Team, why are they selecting the frame prior to the ball actually hitting the glove and being squeezed?

Edwin Encarnacion was originally ruled safe, and the call was reversed, was there enough evidence to overturn the call if the call is being based on when the first baseman has firm control of the ball?

Let us not forget that the first baseman can use a bigger glove to have a better chance of catching the ball. But the bigger the glove, the more chance there is of the ball not being firmly held in the glove as quickly as if they had used a more normal sized glove. 

Baserunners who attempt to steal a base and start their slide late to make sure they have more speed to beat the throw, but then slide either past the base or momentarily lose contact with the base while the tag is being applied are ruled out. The same guideline should be being used at first base. It's not when the ball enters the first baseman's mitt, it is when the ball is firmly in the first baseman's mitt that matters, the bigger the glove, the more likely that the ball will take a moment longer to settle within the glove, and when possible, the Instant Replay Crews should be acknowledging an extra frame or two when determining possession of the ball.

Dashcam Detective asks, what if this had been a playoff game?