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Old Thu May 10, 2007, 10:40am
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Originally Posted by mcrowder
You may win a protest based on umpire protocol and who is allowed (by rule) to overrule whom ... but it would be a very tough one to win.
I would say impossible to win unless you just happen to persuade the protest committee, commissioner, UIC, whoever of the injustice of it all or have a UIC who wanted to send a message to the PU. Umpire protocol is defined in Rule 10 (ASA), which begins with this:
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Failure of umpires to adhere to Rule 10 shall not be grounds for protest. These are guidelines for umpires.
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