Crew Chief makes a mistake...but they got it right

[JRutledge]

Originally posted by His High Holiness
In the Jurassic age, this scenerio would have never played out, in today's climate, it has become the norm. You can debate semantics on who changed the call all you want, but the bottom line is that Reliford changed the call. If he had kept his mouth shut, we had a home run. Reliford made the decision to open his mouth and initiate the change. In the old days, he would have kept silent even if he saw the miss.

Peter

That is not what JR has said or suggested at all. He and many are saying that it is up to the calling official to change the call. Just because an official comes to you and tells you that you are wrong do not make it so. I know that in many other types of officials have been downgraded and suspended for changing calls that were originally correct. If I have to come to an official that the play was in his area and he saw the whole thing all the time, what the hell am I watching? Did I miss something in my area or that was my responsibility trying to officiate my partner's area? Not all calls can be up for debate or changed. Your partners are there to help, but they sure better help in very specific instances. I did not see the play in question and cannot debate mechanically why or why not the call could have been changed, but there is only so much help you can get. If you cannot make the call most of the time on your own, you will not be there very long.

Peace