@sthorn_23 Do you seriously think that the umpires choose to act this way? They have been directed by their supervisors and evaluators and their assignments in the future depending on following those instructions.
@grantmcauley If the error is charged to either outfielder for failing to catch the fly ball, the official scorer needs to be replaced โ yesterday. If the error is charged on the throw back to the infield, which allowed Dom Smith to score, that is accurate.
@ZachNagel7 I was at this game sitting maybe 50 yards to the left of these fielders. We were stunned at the call and then there were bottles and cans and cups flying over our heads onto the field.
@Ohmsx@flushingitgolf As a player, if you are uncertain as to whether you are entitled to a drop in a given situation and you ask the referee. He then says you aren't of relief and you take it. Are you still subject to a penalty if he was incorrect?
@flushingitgolf@Ohmsx I have always thought that if a referee made a ruling, the player was absolved from any penalty for following the referee's direction. What should the player have done in the circumstances that actually occurred?