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A playoff game has been protested, and I am looking for help to resolve it. Here is the situation:
Runners on First and Second with zero outs. A shallow pop fly is lifted to center (maybe infield fly, maybe not, didn't see it, it lands 13 steps into center field). The plate umpire for no reason shouts "The batter is Out!". He does not declare "Infield Fly", he does not raise his hands nor does he kill the play. The ball is ofcourse dropped. There is a play at 3rd, but runner beats the throw. So we have a bases loaded situation.
The Defensive manager protests the game saying that the Infield Fly was called so the batter should be out and the runners left alone.
The game played on from the bases loaded (zero outs) point.
Is there anything interpretation, manual, or anything written that I can point to to either uphold or reject the protest?
Thanks.
(I edited to fix my manager typo).
[Edited by aepitaz on Jun 28th, 2004 at 09:53 AM]
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