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Old Tue Oct 25, 2011, 04:47pm
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Originally Posted by AtlUmpSteve View Post
Tell me what the difference is, then (assuming you have the answers I expect). In both cases, the offense is in jeopardy because of an act by the offense. In both cases, the "appeal" is a delayed act. In which case do we refuse to rule?
This is very much a different "appeal". In your example, the offense transgressed and the umpire makes NO CALL. The appeal is to the umpire - not to overturn a call but to rule on whether the offense did, in fact, transgress. In the other, the umpire HAS made a call - the appeal is more similar to asking your partner if he had a pulled foot or missed on a swipe tag - asking for more information from your partner in order to change your call. And in ANY of those situations, if someone (either side) was disadvantaged by the changed call - we rectify it (and, by rule, are required to do so!).
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