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Nice try...
Jurassic -
Still pretending to do professional baseball, I see.
I have the game on Tivo and the call was correctly signalled by the home plate umpire, reliford, not Crawford. As he ran back to his position he was jeered relentlessly.
Watch the play again, I just did. The call was made and he had his back to the infield. As soon as he made it, Santana and Blanco turned to Reliford and you can see Santana say, "Now way, go help him." Reliford started towards Crawford and Everitt nodded to him. I took this to indicate that he saw it, as well. The place was going crazy, but not because it was a bad call. The crowd wanted the home run! Crawford saw his crew coming to him and got together with them. Gorman and Wegner kept the coaches and players at bay. That is how it worked and that is what I have proposed all along. Make the call, if it is wrong and your partners can help, put your ego aside and get it right. I have never said that every call is reviewable, so don't tread that slippery slope. I pointed out that we should recognize the need to fix poor calls when it is allowed and applicable. This was a pefect example of one of the best umpires in the world needing help because he kicked it. It looked good and worked!
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