Appeal after defense vacates infield

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Originally posted by booker227

"My goal as an umpire is to interpret and inforce the rules within the spirit of the game; in order to create a level playing field and allowing the better team to prevail."

Two problems with this statement

Can someone please define the "spirit fo the game"? Like everything else, this is probably something different to each person.

Some believe the spirit of the game is to allow the better team to win. Our job has nothing to do with allowing the better team to prevail. If it were, they wouldn't bother playing the game since the winner is not necessarily the "better" team. I believe the umpires are there to apply the rules and "given" interpretations by which the contest is being played.