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QUOTE=rulesmaven]Baseball's not my sport, so I'm a fanboy on this one.
Kind of curious what effect the new instant replay rule will have in MLB. What is the effect of an erroneous HR signal on a fair ball that is later overruled (either by the umpires during a conference or, now, after replay)? Is the BR or other runners at risk of being put out, is it a dead ball when the umpire signals HR, and what bases are awarded. (I'm thinking of a ball that remains in play.)
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For the most part if a HR is disallowed it is a book rule double meaning in either case the ball is dead and you simply place the runners.
Yes there are those rare occassions when the ball is not a HR or a book rule double ie: hits below a yellow line and the umpire ruled an HR and the ball was in play. In that case the umpires rule accordingly ie; the bases the runners would have normally achieved had the ball been ruled correctly.
IMO, the umpires should still hustle to get into poper position to make the call and not use the fall-back position " Heck if I get it wrong replay will correct it".
What I think might happen in years to come is that more plays will be added now that replay is introduced similar to when the NFL institutued Replay. each year the rule was tweaked to include more plays.
Pete Booth