Phillies protest IR ruling

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

No one is saying he's lying. We're taking him at his word. But changing THIS call based on replay was not within the purview of the Replay "rules". It really is that simple.

This discussion is much like what happened (or would have happened had Al Gore invented the interwebs back then) on the Fisk - Arbruster play. The ruling wasn't consistent with the "rules book" but was correct by interpretation given to umpires (and maybe teams) before the event. Since no one else had the interpretation, there was much handwrining and gnashing of teeth. But, the umpires were right.