For Moose and others: Change the call?

[BJ Moose]

The post below of is great significance.

FORGET for a minute your opinion as to if it is "proper" or "mechanically sound" to get help after a call.

I only ask one simple question. IS IT LEGAL to make the call (judgment call, OUT)... then, based on information beamed into my brain from an alien intelligence (aka, the other umpire).. then CHANGE the call to SAFE.. and MAKE THAT MY FINAL ANSWER!

I content that the book clearly says this is OK.. i.e. LEGAL. If it was not.. then (almost) every changed judgment call would result in a protest! As in my orig case..

Would WW and RF like to reconsider their positions? Again.. I emphasize, this is not a case of SHOULDA... I only mean legally.

CC's list is a good list for reference.. for MECHANICS PROPRIETY... it is NOT all inclusive.

Originally posted by Warren Willson

Moose's correction of his call was NOT in accordance with any of the five(5) LEGALLY reversible calls in Carl's list, despite the apparent closeness of the last item in that list. Having made that call, it cannot be reversed LEGALLY.
[Edited by Warren Willson on Feb 7th, 2001 at 04:44 PM] [/B]