[Jpup]

Originally Posted by Brutus

Current umpires maybe. Former ones... much less likely. I'd not expect a current umpire to go too far out on a limb but you also wouldn't see too many current umpires agree to speaking publicly about a controversial call.

Nonetheless, it doesn't mean he's not being sincere in his belief it was correctly applied. My point last night is that there really wouldn't likely be too many umpires that applied this rule differently than it was applied because they're all taught how to apply it and it doesn't match what the public expects of the rule.

I agree with you. No one else will, but I do. I thought it was the wrong call too, but I was wrong. It's hard for some to admit that and some just don't understand the rule and want to put things in the rule book that don't exist. Does it say the ball has to be at it's peak? Does it say the ball has to be in the infield? No.

Brutus is right.