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[QUOTE]Originally posted by bob jenkins
Not at all a crappy rule, imho.
"It recognizes that both the umpires and the particiapants are amateurs, that mistakes will be made, and that they should be rectified "fairly," when possible.
It's one of the embodiments of the CS&FP principle."
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OK, there are some plays where the amateur umpire will foul up and should be corrected but I don't believe this should be one of them.
This checked swing thing happens in OBR and Major League Baseball. There are case plays that show the runner is out.
The umpire in the original sitch used the correct mechanics and the runner is meat. EXCEPT IN FED 'CAUSE IT'S IN 'DERE BOOK.
Baseball rules are not always fair and they are certainly not always alligned with common sense. Fed does it again. G.
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