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Originally posted by Roger Greene
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Originally posted by IRISHMAFIA
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This seems to be a step backward toward the "they are not smart enough to make the proper appeal" theory that previously placed the onus on the umpire to make the automatic call.
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I'll join with the don't like crew. This now will match the Fed baseball rule that alows coaches to make a dead ball appeal. The BB coaches don't understand it either. They generally have their players throw the ball around and give the runners an oportunity to advance!!
Roger Greene
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Not that I like the change as such, but is it possible that the throwing around won't happen if the coach knows he/she can just say "I appeal"?
Then again, telling a coach the appeal is not upheld might become more of a problem than telling the player.