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Ok Patrick I'm going to be a bit of a renegade and say why shouldn't baseball change?
Each team gets 3 outs (OK DAH) what does this mean?
In using the example from the Red Sox Yanks ACLS - ask Jimmy Williams if he would rather have had 1st and 2nd with 1 out (forget about the subsequent play scenario) or what he was left with runner on first 2 outs.
IMO that Subsequent play theory is way over-rated. The important issue is CONSERVE THOSE OUTS (for the Offense) or GET THOSE OUTS (if your the defense)
If we can change the call - Change it. The problem is the way the game has been officiated for the past 100 yrs says we can't. I say why not. As you said we do not live in a perfect world to begin with. Also, by changing the call I mean someone else KNOWS you blew the call.
At the very least balance would be preserved. Put the runners where one thinks they what have gotten. Hey we do this with obstruction why not here?
I guess I do not by that old adage - baseball is unique it's Different I think baseball could take some things from our fellow officials in Football and Basketball.
Pete Booth
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