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Originally Posted by UMP25
But was it a judgment call or was it his ruling that R3 didn't score. There IS a difference.
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No, there isn't. The only difference between this being judgement or this being a rules misapplication is that if it was a rules misapplication, it could have been protested RIGHT THEN, and if it was judgement, it could not.
But AFTER the protest period was over (1 pitch), it was too late to fix this.
3 Innings Later !?!?!?! Whether it was judgement or rule misapplication, it's too late to retroactively change the call and award a run. I don't care if the final score was 1 run or 10 runs - the situation AT THE TIME was close enough that decisions could have been made based on the score at that time. Protest upheld. Play it again, Sam.