Protest Limits

[Carl Cramer]

Fed Rules: Bases loaded, no outs, batted ball skips under F6's glove and strikes R2 who tried to avoid it. Ump calls Interference and allows R3 to score. (I'm not making this up.) Defensive Coach files a protest, presumably about that run scoring.

Ump stated that it WAS interference, despite the runner being directly behind the fielder and no other player had a chance to field the ball, because F6 'never gloved the ball'. Hmmm.

Ump stated that R3 can score "because F6 made an error on the play" Wow.

Defensive Coach files protest - who can blame him? Offensive Coach does not - he'll take the run!

When this mess is heard by a protest committee, does the interference call become subject of the protest, too? Or can the protest be specific to only the run scoring.

thanks!

And by the way, these 2 Umps stood around after the game eating hot dogs at the refreshment stand.