Comments on: Bad Call For The Ages http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/college/2009/03/bad-call-for-the-ages/ Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:39:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: KC http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/college/2009/03/bad-call-for-the-ages/comment-page-1/#comment-20905 KC Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:10:09 +0000 http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/college/?p=903#comment-20905 I, too, was at the game sitting down the left field line, but I thought Rathjen trapped the ball. Regardless, the umpire clearly ruled "no catch" and so the runners have to take their cue from that. Why the field umpire would ask for help from a colleague about 40 yards farther away from the play than him is inexplicable. I, too, was at the game sitting down the left field line, but I thought Rathjen trapped the ball.

Regardless, the umpire clearly ruled “no catch” and so the runners have to take their cue from that. Why the field umpire would ask for help from a colleague about 40 yards farther away from the play than him is inexplicable.

]]> By: Joe http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/college/2009/03/bad-call-for-the-ages/comment-page-1/#comment-20889 Joe Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:05:35 +0000 http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/college/?p=903#comment-20889 If, as Smith says, the baserunners reacted to no catch, why did the runner on first stay on first, instead of running to second to avoid the forceout? If, as Smith says, the baserunners reacted to no catch, why did the runner on first stay on first, instead of running to second to avoid the forceout?

]]> By: BearFan http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/college/2009/03/bad-call-for-the-ages/comment-page-1/#comment-20882 BearFan Mon, 02 Mar 2009 09:29:13 +0000 http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/college/?p=903#comment-20882 It's irrelevant whether or not it was a catch. When an umpire makes a call in that situation, it cannot be reversed---there cannot, as Coach Smith said, be a "do-over." Blown call. Whether caught or not, the call was blown, and Baylor got screwed. It’s irrelevant whether or not it was a catch. When an umpire makes a call in that situation, it cannot be reversed—there cannot, as Coach Smith said, be a “do-over.”

Blown call. Whether caught or not, the call was blown, and Baylor got screwed.

]]> By: formerlyanonymous http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/college/2009/03/bad-call-for-the-ages/comment-page-1/#comment-20878 formerlyanonymous Mon, 02 Mar 2009 04:45:25 +0000 http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/college/?p=903#comment-20878 I was at the game, sitting right in the corner of the bottom of the stands in left field. There was clearly a catch from my view. The field umpire didn't even see the play as he was turning. If that was the umpire I believe he was, he also blew several calls at first during the Rice/UCLA game on Friday. I was at the game, sitting right in the corner of the bottom of the stands in left field. There was clearly a catch from my view. The field umpire didn’t even see the play as he was turning. If that was the umpire I believe he was, he also blew several calls at first during the Rice/UCLA game on Friday.

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