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Old Fri Apr 29, 2011, 09:05am
BretMan BretMan is offline
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Well, you have rule 10 that directs umpires to rectify a reversed or delayed call. The "fix" is to place runners where they likely would have been had the call not been reversed.

I'm not sure why they placed the runner on third base. It sounds like she should have been placed back safely at second. Calling her out likely caused the defense to quit playing on her as she walked toward the dugout. I really doubt that I would let that "advance" stand. Put her right back on second- exactly where she would have been if she hadn't been mistakedly called out in the first place.

While there is a rule that supports fixing the call, the solution isn't set in stone. It's entirely at the umpire's judgment to decide where to place the runners. Of course, that doesn't necessarily mean that they will use good judgment when doing that!
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