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Nope, this is a legitimate appeal and the umpire should honor it. Looks like your buying the beer, 'cause you're going to extra innings.
Who cares if the umpire said, "BALL GAME"? That means nothing.
A batter is supposed to be out on three strikes and the umpire may call strike three. Does that make the batter automatically out? Not if the pitch was not caught in flight and the rules allow a BR to attempt to advance to first.
If a ball leaves playable territory on a play at 1st base and the umpire says, "Third base, runner!", does that relieve the runner of the responsibility to touch 2nd base?
No, it doesn't.
This is just one more reason for umpires to keep their mouths shut when there is no valid reason to open them.
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The bat issue in softball is as much about liability, insurance and litigation as it is about competition, inflated egos and softball.
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