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Originally Posted by briancurtin
Why would the fact that the play is under review overrule a book ruling? Reviews are in place to get a second look to get a correct ruling, not to create an environment in which the umpires play god.
I don't understand the part in parenthesis.
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1) a bookrule double (usually called a "groundrule double" is usually reserved for cases of a ball bouncing over the fence. I did not think that if the HR was overturned that the runners would be place according to that rule and have the R1 who was certain to have scored be sent back to third. It seemed more proper to handle them like spectator interference.
2) I omitted the word "difficult" at the end of the parenthesis. If replay is allowed for trapped balls in the outfield, there would be difficulty knowing where to put the runners after a reversal.