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In last night's case, Everitt and Reliford both saw the play and knew it was wrong. If Crawford, even as the senior man had refused to change that call, it would have been his a** in the sling.
WCB:
That is my point exactly. It was Crawford that had to eat the call. Senior or not, it was his call. If his partners approached him and he refused to change the call, then it would have stood. But he also would have been stupid to do so. As you said, he knew before he ever turned around that he MIGHT have kicked it. He heard it from the crowd, the dugouts, probably some of the players. He probably thought, "oh S**&, did I miss that?" He welcomed the sight of his partners, and I'm sure he led off the conversation with, "Did I miss it?"
I agree, they did it right. But it was right because Crawford agreed that he needed help. As you said, if he didn't, it was his a$$. But accepting the help was still his choice.
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