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Originally Posted by mbcrowder
AtlSteve - I'm not sure you can really justify a BOO here, much less extending it to an extra out. If we're ignoring the fact that the umpires failed to note the count ...
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Added reply, missed that point first time through.
The failure of the umpires to note the count has no bearing. It is the same as an umpire telling a player the wrong number of outs; there are clear case play rulings that it is the primary responsibility of the teams to know the number of outs, the number of strikes, etc., and not knowing or even being told wrong by an umpire doesn't absolve them. Once the situation plays out, the rules must still be enforced based on what happened. You cannot apply "jeopardy" for the teams not knowing the game situation.