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Originally posted by Dukat
Does the protest become null and void once the play you were protesting ended up not hurting you?
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First things first... the umpire was wrong. There
is provision that if a
pitch goes out of play, that is a one base award. But that is a pitch from the pitching plate, not a throw from the pitcher. A pitcher not on the pitching plate delivering a pitch is just another infielder. (Except for the lookback rule... but let's not go there.)
Second, if a protest is properly made, and if the protest is then followed-up with whatever rules your association has (like send in a written report within 24 hours,) the game will be played from the point of the protest if the protest is upheld. That happens if the game is lost by the offended team, whether or not the subsequent actions of the situation did not "matter", e.g. the runners scored anyway.
However, the protest panel, body, committee or whatever, basically has ultimate authority. It the score was something like 47-2, or they think the subsequent actions of the situation made the play not "matter", they could deny the protest. But I have only heard rumors of that ever happening. I believe the good ones would make sure the decision was just.