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Guest Daryl M
Can anyone explain why it is perfectly acceptable for a catcher to appeal a check swing to the 1st/3rd base umpire but a batter can’t?
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No player can appeal a check swing. F2 can request that the plate umpire do so. I did a 1-umpire game once, and F2 asked me to appeal a check swing call. So I checked with the batter's 1st base c
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Only the defense can appeal Batting Out of Turn (duh) Really weird, unfair rule one: On a third strike if the catcher drops the ball the batter can run and try to reach first base. But,
beerguy55
Wow...just wow. In your world every umpire should go for help to all his partners to make sure every judgment call has a consensus. Umpires don't go to other umpires just to get a second opinio
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