Originally posted by gsf23
Replays show that original call was probably correct, run should have counted.
The rotation on the play was U3 goes out on fly ball, U2 came over and took the tag-up at third.
Below is the Link to the WBC website where you can view for yourselves.
What does ths play show?
Not to start another thread, but here we had 2 umpires making different calls. Sound Familiar Remember the HUGE debates on over-turning your partner? Whose to say another umpire had a better view of the play than you did.
Personally if R3 did leave early it was by milli-seconds. A Horrible call for a PROFESSIONAL Umpire. Can you imagine if this had been in the World Series.
Bottom Line: Make your OWN calls and Do not STEP in as U2 did when the call IS NOT Yours. Also, for the thread about multiple umpires watching the ball. Here we had 2 umpires watching the ball but obviously saw things differently.
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