Umps reverse foul/fair call in Friday’s A’s/Royals game...

[Steven Tyler]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

It seems to be consistent with the new rule. As I posted elsewhere, someday this will bite them in the a$$. I agree that they have gone too far (imo).

When you make the big leagues you can obviate your opinion to all whom it may concern. As long as they are consistent, I don't see where there is any problem at all. My thoughts and opinion are (deleted).

[JRutledge]

This is the reason baseball is going to the dogs. This is ridiculousness to make this call and arbitrarily decide that a runner would had been. What do they do if there were runners on base, just decide who what have been there on a missed call. This has nothing to do with ego, this has to do with common sense. Because who is to say the runner would not have made third.

Peace

[DG]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Because who is to say the runner would not have made third.

Every right fielder in ML baseball.

[yawetag]

Originally Posted by g3464123

Excellent list! I've learned more from this forum in about 2 days than I have at any other forum community.

Odd. A spammer, but no spam link.

Edit: Oh, there it is. In their profile.

[Fan10]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

This is ridiculousness to make this call and arbitrarily decide that a runner would had been.

I don't know what you think they do on spectator interference.

[johnnyg08]

Originally Posted by Fan10

I don't know what you think they do on spectator interference.

Yes, but it's two completely different plays...changing a play from foul to fair on a non-homerun ball is unprecedented.

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

Yes, but it's two completely different plays...changing a play from foul to fair on a non-homerun ball is unprecedented.

Are you sure?

[johnnyg08]

Originally Posted by MrUmpire

Are you sure?

no

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Fan10

I don't know what you think they do on spectator interference.

Not the same situation at all. Spectator interference involves the time of the infraction and what the play prevented from happening. Calling a foul ball and then deciding that it would have been a double is just plain silly. Actually I think the NF got this one right, because if you are going to call a foul ball in that code you cannot take it back. They created that rule because to do would be chaos. This to me just went too far and assumes a lot of things.

Peace

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

This is the reason baseball is going to the dogs. This is ridiculousness to make this call and arbitrarily decide that a runner would had been. What do they do if there were runners on base, just decide who what have been there on a missed call. This has nothing to do with ego, this has to do with common sense. Because who is to say the runner would not have made third.

Peace

Or tried for third and failed... or stumbled rounding first and got stuck there - or overslid 2nd. This "reversal" has horrid written all over it - and 100% benefits the offense, giving them a base with no risk involved. Awful.

[Sven K]

Maybe the crew would rather be torched in this forum than on SportsCenter.