Wilko,
I understand your questions and where you're coming from. I had the same type of qustions on the hockey board and I guess I came off a little rough because one guy came back at me a little excited.
Feel free to keep asking questions - an educated fan will be one less "screamer" in the stands.
Also broacasters and analysts know the game but lack knowledge of the RULES of the game. Therefore, when they make comments about an officials call, they, for the most part, don't have a thorough understanding of the rule and/or how its applied to the game. A lot of misconceptions about rules come from broadcasters that use them on the air and people take their word as gospel. That's where the problem lies. Unfortuneately, the networks don't bother to hire an expert on the rules... although I think baseball does for the playoffs and world series.