[Warren Willson]

Originally posted by gsf23
If you guys didn't see it, they talked with steve Pailermo (sp?) in the stands. They had said he was in charge of the umpires or something to that affect. He had said that the umpires have been told that if they are absolutely certain that a wrong call was made, they are to correct it immediately. The reason given was so that it doesn't look as if a manager is influencing the decison if it is changed after an argument. Steve also said that if McClelland was positve about what he saw, then he did the right thing in over-ruling Hernandez immediately.

I'm sorry but either you or Palermo have it WRONG. Here is why I can say that; an extract from the MLB umpire's manual:

(3) In a limited number of situations, a partner may have critical information that is unknown to
the umpire making the call. When the partner is certain that the umpire making the call could
benefit from such additional information, the partner should alert the other umpire that there
is additional, important information that should be shared. While the mechanics of bringing
this information to the attention of the umpire who made the call is left to the crews (walking
towards the partner, inconspicuous signal, etc.), crucial, potential call-changing information
should not be withheld on a play that has clearly been missed. As noted in the Official
Baseball Rules, "Each umpire team should work out a simple set of signals, so the proper
umpire can always right a manifestly wrong decision when convinced he has made an error."
Nevertheless, the ultimate decision to change a call rests with the umpire who made the call.

The irony is that BOTH Steve Palermo and Tim McClelland were members of the Umpire Training Committee that drafted the manual.

Hope this helps

Cheers