Wed Feb 21, 2001, 08:26pm
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Join Date: Jan 2001
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George Brett's Pine Tar Homerun
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Originally posted by Jim Porter
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Originally posted by umpyre007
Add Jaksa/Roder to the group:
"Protest - If a manager claims that an umpire has misapplied a rule, he can file a protest. A manager cannot protest an umpire's judgment (i.e., his decision of a ball or strike, safe or out, fair or foul, etc.), but if such manager perseveres in his demand to protest, an umpire should accept it."
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Sounds to me like, "Humor the manager before chunking him," rather than, "You must accept the protest."
To me, anyhow.
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I'm not sure how this play enters into the debate but as I read judgement calls are not protestable I wonder how the Royals protested the homerun that was disallowed vs Yankees when pine tar exceed the then proscribed limit. I don't believe the Royals challenged the umpires' jusgement (using the width of the plate) that the pine tar was too high on the bat. If not, the rule was clearly written. Personally I think I may have had two protests in nine years. As I recall each seemed without merit but rather than prolong an argument I signed the books and we moved the game.
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