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Originally posted by Rich Ives
Carl wrote: "It's clearly against the rules to accept a protest on a judgment call. There's little question that Warren is right there: 'No protest shall ever be permitted on judgment decisions by the umpire.'"
I have no problem with the notion that no protest be GRANTED on judgement calls. While the rule says no protest is to be accepted on judgement calls, it doesn't say by whom. There is a school of thought that says the umpire has the right of refusal. There is another that says that they don't, and a third that says they shouldn't.
Of course, 4.19 says the league sets the procedure so one should really find out what the leagues position is first and follow it.
I just think that, absent a league procedure and as the final decision has been granted to the LP, that it must be permitted to reach him to make the decision that is clearly his.
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Rich: I don't mind your thinking that a protest should be permitted as opposed to granted. But the OBR language is very clear, wouldn't you agree?
Permit: To afford opportunity or possibility for.
Grant: To concede; acknowledge
Now I freely admit there are other definitions that somewhat blur the distinction. (grin)
Still and all, the idea of "permit" means "to allow" in the OBR and protests are NOT allowed on judgment calls.
By the book now. Right?
[Edited by Carl Childress on Feb 19th, 2001 at 01:18 PM]