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[TNCoach]

Prado at first with 2 outs. Chipper hits a ball deep in the gap. Fan reaches over and interferes. Chipper gets 2B. Prado was running on contact with 2 outs and was between 2nd and 3rd when interference occurred. OK, 2 bases, but why did the umpires not give Prado home since he would have made it easily? Is it automatic 2 bases or could the umpires award home since he would have had it anyway? Just happened a couple of minutes ago so no video yet.

[Rich Ives]

Prado at first with 2 outs. Chipper hits a ball deep in the gap. Fan reaches over and interferes. Chipper gets 2B. Prado was running on contact with 2 outs and was between 2nd and 3rd when interference occurred. OK, 2 bases, but why did the umpires not give Prado home since he would have made it easily? Is it automatic 2 bases or could the umpires award home since he would have had it anyway? Just happened a couple of minutes ago so no video yet.

It's a God rule. They can award whatever they want.

OTOH, there's no way in hell we can answer why they ruled as they did.

[TNCoach]

I was getting at whether or not they choose what to award and for a reason as to why they might have awarded what they did...

[Rich Ives]

I was getting at whether or not they choose what to award and for a reason as to why they might have awarded what they did...

Yes they choose but do you think one of us was in the huddle?

[TNCoach]

Just looking for insight.

[yawetag]

Just looking for insight.

Honestly, there is none. The umpires place the runners where the umpires feel they would have been had the interference not occurred. There's no hard rule on it.

[Thunderheads]

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=15162413

[Mr Umpire]

Nothing conclusive with the video to prove Prado would have scored. If he was at 2B, definitely. At 1B, who knows.

[mstaylor]

http://mlb.mlb.com/v...ent_id=15162413

Jeff:

Unless I am missing something that is the wrong clip. That is the groundout and ejection at first.

[Thunderheads]

http://mlb.mlb.com/v...ent_id=15162413

Jeff:

Unless I am missing something that is the wrong clip. That is the groundout and ejection at first.

Thank you sir....my bad!!

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=15152215

[mstaylor]

And you call yourself the link finder. jeeesh! :cheers:

[Thunderheads]

And you call yourself the link finder. jeeesh!

I don't know what happened!! ....... :)