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Old Mon May 12, 2014, 02:13pm
Manny A Manny A is offline
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Originally Posted by yankeesfan View Post
i am sad to say that they did. they took away a home run from a 11 year old that hit an absolute bomb. i am an umpire myself and was very embarrassed for them.
Oh well, it happens. I'm sure the 11 year old won't be scarred for life. He'll probably hit a lot more of them.

But the real question in my mind is: Did the player's manager protest the call?
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