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Old Fri Jun 26, 2009, 01:40pm
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Originally Posted by NCASAUmp View Post
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.
Thank you for the clarification Dave & Cecil...i wasn't sure about that but now I can be.
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