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Old Mon Sep 10, 2012, 08:42am
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I guess 9.02c would get a lot of action in instances like these if video replay became reality. Possible outcome of an umpire conference might be: Because of umpire error (calling a trapped ball a catch with bases loaded and 1 out), R1 is out on the force, place BR on 1st, R2 on 3rd, and score R3. Runners now at 1st and 3rd with 2 outs. Anyway you try to resolve it, it's going to be a sh$tstorm with probable ejections...

Can you imagine the cluster.... if R3 were the tying or winning run (and in a playoff game)!!!
No, they wouldn't have scored R3 - R3 went back to third (if he hadn't, he likely would have been thrown out too). R2 kind of has to get placed back on 2nd by default.
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