Pete - you are on a roll brother. Another good point - if Francona didn't come out to argue the play, would the umpires have corrected their original no call?
Boy, that would have been ugly if the play stood and West didn't step in to change it. Actually, the media would have had a field day with that because the replay clearing showed A-ROD's interference.
Personally, I think Joe West would have been the one to blame if the call did not get changed because Marsh apparently was screened out on the play. Actually, the whole crew would have incurred the "rath" of MLB because they would have said something like..."With 6 umpires out there, it is impossible for no one to have seen that and why didn't anybody step in and make it right"
It all worked out in the end but let this be an example of why it's crucial that we all take care of own responsibilites at the time of the play... because you may not get a second chance to fix it.
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