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Originally Posted by gumpire
Advance all runners 1 base (as long as ball is fair and not caught) due to force.
I believe some on here call this "The God Rule".
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That's actually not the God Rule. The God Rule is 10-1, whereby the plate umpire can render a decision on something not specifically covered by the rulebook.
10-3-C, however, covers where the plate umpire can rectify a situation where a delayed call or a reversal in a call (in this case, reversing the call of an IFF) puts the defense or offense in jeopardy. At this point, a certain amount of discretionary judgment becomes involved, where the plate umpire must reasonably judge how to properly "fix" the situation.