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A few comments
I think Garth's comments about the umpire not being in the right level of game is misplaced, and perhaps, irrelevant.
EVERYONE makes mistakes. Let's not get to the point where we start thinking that timing mistakes don't happen to the veterans. They do, especially when the veterans get lazy or get in a groove where they stop thinking about those fundamentals. Let's focus on what happened AFTER the mistake.
I wouldn't have changed this call either.
Once that call is made, it cannot be undone. What would've happened if the relay throw from F4 went out of play, or worse, went down the first base line. Do we divine afterwards where the umpire should place that runner who, suddenly, is not out? Do we award bases to a runner who was originally called out?
What's worse: Do we make our decision on whether to change the call based on the circumstances that follow?
Nope. Once out, always out. Hey: That goes for the swipe tag and the pulled foot, too. If the base umpire MAKES AN INITIAL CALL, then it's gonna stand, too. If an umpire wants help, he gets it BEFORE he makes the call.
Sometimes making the right call doesn't mean you undo the wrong call. Sort of like that old phrase: Two wrongs don't make a right.
Rich
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Rich Fronheiser
Natick, MA
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