I'm a White Sox fan an actually printed the story because we have this reporter in Chicago who is blatantly anti-white sox.
I agree with you that the media and fans are making a bigger deal about it than the players. If anything, it shows that if you're a catcher you make it a habit to tag the runner when in doubt.
Calls are missed and that's part of the game. The real blackeye on Baseball are steroids and lack of a salary cap.
You watch, tonight the batter is going to get tagged on every third strike below the knees. :-)