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Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed
If there was ever a call that MLB would want to or could overrule, this would be the one.
Would anyone every complain about the rules being bent? No.
Did it all effect the rest of the game? No, the game was over if the call was correct.
Do we really want to be talking about this error forever in a bad way? No, correct it, and it can be talked about in a good way.
Really, there's no reason for MLB to not overrule in this case.
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I think MLB has kicked around the thought of giving each manager a chance to challenge one or two calls per game via video review, basically bringing the grand ole game into the modern age.
This is an instance where that kind of rule would have made a difference.
If this had been a blown call in the third inning or something, I'd be against a reversal. The pitcher wouldn't have had the pressures of knowing a perfect game was on the line the rest of the way.
As this happened with two out in the ninth inning though and had no consequence as to who would win or lose . . . . . It also helps all the principles involved, including the umpire, have behaved with exemplary class.
It's a dangerous precedent though. The human factor in baseball is one of it's charms, in spite of the pecadillos, and where do you draw the line? If they reverse this, they're effectively admitting they need to implement a rule giving managers the right to challenge one or two calls a game using video replay.
Cowperson