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Old Tue Nov 29, 2011, 11:52am
MikeStrybel MikeStrybel is offline
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Originally Posted by gordon30307 View Post
How is MLB going to handle this? Runners on base the initial call is no catch. Where do you put the runners if replay shows a catch? How about if there was a runner on third? If it were ruled a catch initially maybe he could have tagged up.
My first thought is this is all about judgement. Do you as the umpire believe the runner would have scored/advanced on that trap or not? My second thought involves the inadvertant call provision that exists in High School but not the pros. You can fix a bad call so that a team is not jeopardized in HS, but the pro game has no such qucik fix. If your replay shows a blown call on that trap, too bad for the offense. The catch is registered and the runners stay put. Teach them to tag up.
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