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Originally Posted by zukes
I used to do this a couple of times a year and it almost always worked. I would watch the umpires on a fly ball and if they weren't watching and it was a close game, I'd catch the cut off (usually played SS when not pitching) and if there was no play, I'd immediately call time and say that the runner left early and throw to the base. It was incredible how often this worked.
If I was pitching I'd be yelling almost immediately that the runner left early and when the ball got back to me, same thing, call time, throw to the base.
Stupid that the Jays didn't challenge, but they may have already lost a challenge in that game? It's why we need what the NFL has implemented and expanded for next year where the off-field officials can call down to the on-field officials on egregious plays to quickly overturn. I think that should be only for the most obvious of plays though.
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They still had their challenge, it was fairly early in the game though so may not have wanted to waste it. Schneider said afterwards that they didn't think they'd have the camera angles to overturn, in which case the call on the field stands and they lose their challenge.
That was a big momentum change though, even if you thought it was 50/50 that's a good spot to use one from an expected runs point of view.