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Old Tue Nov 03, 2009, 04:32pm
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Originally Posted by BaBa Booey View Post
Anyone else not fully convinced that the ball would have left the park if it didn't hit the camera? With the camera extending over the fence, I think it would be tough to determing what would happen to the ball if the camera were not there. It could have hit off the top of the wall and come back into the field of play. It may have never left the field of play at all. I wouldn't classify the replays I saw as conclusive either way, so doesn't the call on the field stand in that situation?
Compared to NFL or College Replays, we did not have to wait that long for a decision. The umpires came right out after looking at the replay and ruled an HR.

No argument from Manual etc. AROD hit a line shot and the umpires felt (and IMo rightly so) that if the camera was not there the ball would have cleared the fence.

All in all as mentioned there was not a HUGE delay in making the decision compared to some NFL / College replays.

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