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Old Tue Jun 30, 2009, 12:55pm
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This is were MLB has taken the "get the play right" to an extreme. Since no one slowed down, or quit on the play, the umpires decided to correct the obvious wrong. Not saying I agree, or disagree, but I guess they figure on these plays the bottom line is they got the call right without anything else being affected... Other than the ejection that everyone knew was coming......
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Old Tue Jun 30, 2009, 01:24pm
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This is were MLB has taken the "get the play right" to an extreme. Since no one slowed down, or quit on the play, the umpires decided to correct the obvious wrong. Not saying I agree, or disagree, but I guess they figure on these plays the bottom line is they got the call right without anything else being affected... Other than the ejection that everyone knew was coming......
That is horrible umpiring. That is PU's call and you just have to live with it.
How could BU have seen the ball anyway because the glove was blocking his view of the ball.

Don't agree with that at all, but that's the new world of MLB.

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Old Tue Jun 30, 2009, 11:49pm
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The PU was not blocked and the BU was completely blocked. I think the PU went to the BU and said "I just kicked a call, correct it." Sound crazy?
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Old Wed Jul 01, 2009, 07:41am
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The PU was not blocked and the BU was completely blocked. I think the PU went to the BU and said "I just kicked a call, correct it." Sound crazy?
thats not completely crazy. screwed up... probably not completely unfeasible
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Old Wed Jul 01, 2009, 10:28am
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The PU was not blocked and the BU was completely blocked. I think the PU went to the BU and said "I just kicked a call, correct it." Sound crazy?
yeah, and the crew chief made the final call went along with it. Now that's crazy.

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Old Wed Jul 01, 2009, 10:38am
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yeah, and the crew chief made the final call went along with it. Now that's crazy.

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That's how it works. If two umpires make opposite calls the crew chief decides who is most likely right. Check rule 9.
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Old Wed Jul 01, 2009, 11:05am
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That's how it works. If two umpires make opposite calls the crew chief decides who is most likely right. Check rule 9.
So Tom Hallion, working over 100 feet away on the opposite side of the field determined to overrule a call of foul. Interesting. Well, at least he got to be the lucky guy to run Wedge, and rightly so since he made the final call.
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Old Wed Jul 01, 2009, 11:07am
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Their bottom line is that the play was called correctly. After all the smoke clears on one of these calls they can play the trump card - THE CALL MADE WAS THE CORRECT CALL. PERIOD.

Its going to take a while to get used too, but this is the trend in pro athletics. Amateur will follow kicking and screaming.....
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Old Wed Jul 01, 2009, 12:04pm
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That's how it works. If two umpires make opposite calls the crew chief decides who is most likely right. Check rule 9.
Two umpires do not have concurrent jurisdiction on a batted ball short of the base.
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