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Originally posted by DG
How about this. Home team trailing by 1 run, bottom of the 7th, two outs, runner on 2B. The batter hits a line drive that strikes the foul pole in flight in LF. PU calls "foul ball". What a sh*th**se that will be. [/B]
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Well, according to your list of occurrences that can result in umpire consultation and correction, this would be ONE of them.
Apparently, if there is no question that a batted ball has
not left the park and "Foul!" is called, no matter how outrageously incorrect - such a ruling must stand - even if everybody in the park realizes it is was fair - even the umpire who made the ruling.
On the other hand, if the ball has clearly left the park, and has been outrageously ruled "Foul!", it can be changed.
Is that where we are?
David Emerling
Memphis, TN