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Originally posted by bluezebra
I hope you mean devfensive manager, not umpire.

Read the rule book you league plays with. On an infield fly, the batter is out, the ball remains live. If not caught, runners may advance at their own risk. They're not forced, but must be tagged.

Since the batter was out, the bases CANNOT be "loaded" Continue the game with runners at 3B and 2B, and ONE out.

You left out a major point. Did the situation have a bearing on the final score? If the "D" won, there is no protest. If the ruling did not affect the final score, deny the protest. Example: If the "O" won by enough runs without any runs that may have scored because of the foul-up, deny the protest.

In a playoff game, situations should be resolved on the field, NOT later. There must be someone at the game to rule on these situations at the time they occur.

[Edited by bluezebra on Jun 27th, 2004 at 11:38 PM]

Even if the protest has no bearing on the game it should be ruled on, for future reference, since protests are for rules interpretations only. Every tournament I have ever been involved in has a protest committee for each game, to rule on protests, when they happen.