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Originally Posted by tmagan
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The fact that MLB thinks an umpire can tell where a ball less than 3" in diameter hits a "wall" from 70 yards away while on the "run" is the problem. The ball bounced right back in the direction of the field at an angle congruent with the flight of the ball and the angle of the wall. I'm sure that that is what lead Fairchild to believe the ball hit the wall.
This should be reviewable under a better replay system.