Fair and Foul

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by kylejt

The old school of thought was there was no way to unring the foul bell. That's changed, as we're leaning more toward the "get it right" way of calling.

It sounds like the BU echoed someone other than the PU. It happens. I've got no problem with the way the crewed "fixed" it, as that's what's being taught nowadays.

I agree on a situation like this where the ball was clearly fair, and the wrong umpire made the bogus call.

On a "routine" fair/foul call where the correct umpire makes the call, but it may just be wrong because of a questionable lapse in judgment, that I can see where we would live with the call. But even in that case, an exception could be made if it's clear both teams do not react to the erroneous call.

Frankly, I would have put the BR on second base here. The ball was hit far down the left field line, so I don't see why he should be sent back to first if the only reason he was tagged before reaching second was because he reacted to the foul call.