Protest posted on a web site ??

[Steve M]

Gary,
I'm assuming that this is ASA and in the rule book - think it's Rule 9, Section 5 or 6 - it tells you what must be filed with the protest and that it must be filed in a "timely" manner. In tournaments, this means before anoter pitch is thrown - we get it ruled on & fixed. In league play - "timely" is defined by the individual league, but generally I've found that it means within 48 hours. Your league game is not considered championship play, so whatever your league decides on this is fine. My own opinion is that posting the details of the protest on a discussion board is not appropriate (legal but not approprite) - it's either an attempt to maybe save the protest fee or to embarrass the umps who were involved.