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Originally Posted by Durham
1) MLB ruled they were right. Again, we are umpires, we enforce not interpret. There is nothing that prohibits them from doing what they did. Some tradition, maybe, but rule no. MLB Interpreted that the umpires were correct in their actions. That is good enough for me.
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Anytime that you have to invoke 9.01(c) "The umpire is always right." to show that the umpire was right, the umpire was wrong. MLB ruled that they were going to engage in CYA. What other things do the rules not prohibit that we are going to tolerate the umpires doing? If an umpire realizes three innings later that he declared a batter out on two strikes, are we going to allow the batter to start the new inning with the old count to correct the mistake? Mistakes in the application need to be corrected when the occur or not at all.
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2) This was not an appeal or protest, before they added the run, so nothing says the have 1 pitch/play to fix it.
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Yes, it does. Baltimore had 1 pitch/play to appeal or protest the run not being added. When they did not, it (should have) closed the door on correcting the error.
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3) Like I said earlier, these guys aren't MLB umpires because they never make mistakes, they are MLB umpires because they can handle their ****. Great umpires are definded by being able to get out of hairy situations, and have the call be right, no ejections if possible, no protests if possible, and winning one if you have it. EVERYONE MAKES MISTAKES ON THE FIELD, not everyone has the knowledge and/or skill set to fix em in a ****house.
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If this was them handling something, I would hate to see them lose control!
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I could be wrong, and we don't have to agree, but the men that get paid to make the decisions publically said the umpires did the right thing.
"Mindful of their obligation that 'the first requisite is to get decisions correctly,' as the Rules instruct them, this umpire crew was within the authority that Rule 9.01(c) gave them to correct the game score when they did."
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I'll repeat: if you have to use 9.01(c) to justify your actions, you are wrong.