[gmtomko]

Judgement call and rule correctly applied so no protest can be made. As for hearing the umpire or not, there should have been a hand signal as well which, in a noisy crowd situation, should also be looked for. Ordinary effort is obviously subjective - an infielder having to go into the outfield a bit to make a catch does not necessarily nullify ordinary effort especially if there is a chance that the player misplayed the ball. Finally, I would hope that the umpire called the batter out immediately, providing another clue that your base coaches and runners should have known that they were at their own risk.