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Old Mon Mar 11, 2013, 09:53am
Manny A Manny A is offline
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Originally Posted by CecilOne View Post
Umpires can remedy problems we cause; but I don't see the reason for the BR award.
Be careful, CO. You may be thinking of NFHS 10-2-3m, which says the plate umpire may rectify any reversed umpire decisions that put a team in jeopardy.

This was not an umpire decision. This was an umpire whose ineptness put a runner at risk. This cannot be fixed. If the runner had been tagged out, then the out stands.

It's no different than a base umpire getting hit with a throw from the outfield that causes runners to run additional bases. Oops, sorry, but all play stands. You cannot stop the runners from taking advantage of it.
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