Unusual occurence in April 28th Baltimore-Cleveland game

[BigTex]

Originally Posted by UMP25

But was it a judgment call or was it his ruling that R3 didn't score. There IS a difference.

I don't think it really matters. Either the PU really kicked the timing play or he misapplied a rule. If he kicked the timing play, bummer, yell all you want about his judgement (not protestable). If he misapplied a rule, great, the offended team has an opportunity to protest that call....they didn't (in the time frame laid out in the rule book). The protest by the new offended team three innings later should be upheld because no where in the rule book does it say that the umpire crew can come back and fix somehting they blew three innings earlier.