Fri Mar 05, 2004, 12:58pm
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[QUOTE] Originally posted by IRISHMAFIA
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Originally posted by CecilOne
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Wouldn't making no call conflict with "the umpire made the correct call, in the correct manner. The runner beat the play, the runner is to be ruled safe and that is the correct call. Now, if an appeal takes place, the umpire makes a ruling on the appeal, not a reversal of the initial call"?
Or am I tuned in to Mars today?
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Martian, you lost me on that one. Where do you have the umpire making no call?
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Earthling,
My impression from:
" Anytime there is something amiss, the umpire should hesitate slightly to see if the play may continue. Making an immediate safe call and then a reversal if F3 picks up the ball and chases the runner down the line for an obvious live ball appeal, may offer a poor impression."
is that you are suggesting not making a call on the original safe pass of the base, which implied to me a conflict with your previous comment:
" No, the umpire made the correct call, in the correct manner. The runner beat the play, the runner is to be ruled safe and that is the correct call. Now, if an appeal takes place, the umpire makes a ruling on the appeal, not a reversal of the initial call. "
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