Fri Jul 25, 2008, 11:15am
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Another example of a league official "overruling the umpires"
The Pine-Tar Game
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Royals manager Dick Howser protested the game and, four days later, American League president Lee MacPhail — who had served as the Yankees’ general manager from 1967-74 — overruled the umpires’ decision. Brett’s home run stood, and the game was to be resumed.
Five years ago, MacPhail told reporters that he believed the pine tar rule was created only because too many baseballs were being ruined after being struck by tar on a bat.
“The pine tar in Brett’s case had no affect on the distance that the ball could travel,’’ he said. “The pine tar had nothing to do with the ball going out of the ballpark. I don’t even think that the ball touched the pine tar part. I hated to overrule the umpires.’’
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