Throw pulls 1st baseman off bag

[Justme]

Originally Posted by CoachJM

Justme,

What this passage actually says is that the call in the situations discussed in this thread (i.e. erroneous out call on a pulled foot, erroneous safe call on an "unobserved" but successful swipe tag) should NOT be reversed.

Because they are both judgement calls...which have traditionally not been subject to reversal...and this practice shall continue.

Re-read the passage. The pulled foot is an exception as is every example given in ()

F) Judgment calls, which have traditionally not been subject to reversal include: steal and other tag plays (except if the ball is dropped without the umpire’s knowledge as discussed above); force plays (when the ball is not dropped and foot is not pulled); balls and strikes (other than check swings). This practice shall continue. Also, some calls cannot be reversed without creating larger problems. An example is a “catch/no catch” with multiple runners

Originally Posted by CoachJM

While I would not argue against the position that the good of the game is more important than the umpire's ego, I might be willing to engage in a debate on the question of whether or not the good of the game is best served by reversing a judgement call - even if said judgement call was incorrect.

Okay, lets debate

Originally Posted by CoachJM

Two different questions in my mind.

I've observed the trend you mention in MLB. I'm not so sure it's a good thing.

Why isn't it?