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I never said you could bring it back to life (although there is even an instance where that can happen as well in OBR). What I said is that the ball can be changed to fair.
Example: Ball goes over the outfield fence, U1 calls it foul. Umpires huddle and reverse the call. The ball is now fair. It did not come back to life.
Example: Ball rolls down the third base line. Defense lets it roll, hoping it will go foul, as they have no play on the BR. Before it reaches the base, PU calls it foul. No one touches the ball, the ball rolls forward and touches 3B. The BR had reached 1B prior to the call of foul, and prior to the ball hitting the bag. The PU, realizing his mistake, now corrects his call to fair. Since no one relied on his call, and the call of foul did not change the play, it is a call that could be reversed. Note, the change does not make the ball live again, it merely makes it a fair ball instead of a foul ball as originally called.
The examples where a call of foul that can be changed to fair are few and far between, but in OBR, they do exist. FED has changed their rule and made a call of foul on any non-airborne ball a final call of foul.
As for the one case where a called foul ball can be made live (and fair) again: Line drive down the third base line, PU mistakenly calls the ball foul, but no one reacts or relies upon the call. The PU may reverse the call to fair since no one relied or acted on his call. Note, I have NEVER done this, NEVER seen it, and certainly recommend that no one I know or work with try it. It is a recipe for disaster.
But it can be done.
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