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Originally Posted by jkumpire
Okay, here is my .02:
For everyone who thinks the appeal should be allowed, let me ask:
Would you call the BR safe?
I would really be tempted to do it in this case....
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No, no, a thousand times no.
I just don't see why this is so complicated. The PA guy screws up. Fine, deal with that (nobody seems to have any issue here). Why is that a license now to ignore rules, make up categories like "illegal information" or "illegally acquired information," and to generally behave as if this were the end of the world?
I'm granting the appeal and ruling correctly on it. I'm certainly not going to lie! When the O-coach comes out to complain, I'll say, "Coach, are you saying that your runner touched the base?"
He'll either say no, lie, or try to change the subject. Option 1, we're done; option 2, we're going with my judgment; option 3, I'll explain that, by rule, when a runner misses a base, the defense has a right to appeal it, other screwups notwithstanding.