MLB screw up

[shipwreck]

Regardless of the position of his feet, THAT is a foul ball.

[Altor]

You can't possibly know that from the pictures posted in this thread.

[umpjim]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

MLB (and NCAA) does NOT have the "once called foul it must remain foul" rule like FED does (that is, they have instances where there this is NOT true). Beyond that, we'd need a better description or video.

The pop up was in the infield. Couldn't be changed in FED no matter what. Couldn't be changed in NCAA I think by rule. Couldn't be replay reviewed in OBR. Did not meet the only MLB criteria I know of (no one reacted to the foul call). But it was the perfect circumstance where 8.02(c)/9.02(c) could be used to change the call and nobody argued. Yost accepted the explanation that I assume was made. PU was blocked and had a bad angle. He knew he had a bad angle and confered. U3 with a good angle gave his opinion and the crew decided this was an instance where they could change the call as Moreland was already on 1B when the ball fell in the infield.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by umpjim

The pop up was in the infield. Couldn't be changed in FED no matter what. Couldn't be changed in NCAA I think by rule.

Agreed, for this play. My first post was just a general statement of the rules -- I had no idea what the specific play was or how they corrected it.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by shipwreck

Ranger player hits a pop up 12" foul

Clearly this pop up was not twelve inches foul.... even on the bad angles.