Will this protester win?

[thumpferee]

Originally posted by Rich Ives
The protest was:

"IT IS OUR CONTENTION THAT HE DID NOT NEED TO TAG HOME PLATE A SECOND TIME BUT ONLY RETURN TO THIRD BASE."

He has to retouch. Protest denied.


Personally, I think the "within a body length" in J/R is absolute bullcrap. Everyone in the ballpark saw a miss of a base and the umpire says "close enough"? It'll never fly. J/R has been wrong about several things. I think this is another.

I think those are huxters' words and not of the protesting coach.

I may be wrong though, but it doesn't make sense because he also says, "IT IS THEIR CONTENTION THAT OUR PLAYER HAD TO DOUBLE TAG HOME PLATE".

The opposing coach is protesting that their player needed to retouch home before returning to third.