Brewers 3, Twins 2: Close Calls Sink Twins in Border Battle

[David Maro]

The play at 3rd was a terrible call period. If you look at the camera shot from home Lewis's foot was on the foul line and foul territory. More than half the bag was open to the runner. I don't believe the rule states they get the whole bag. 

[Linus]

2 minutes ago, David Maro said:

The play at 3rd was a terrible call period. If you look at the camera shot from home Lewis's foot was on the foul line and foul territory. More than half the bag was open to the runner. I don't believe the rule states they get the whole bag. 

The rule says that if the runner contacts the fielder in front of the bag it’s obstruction. 

[DJL44]

4 hours ago, JD-TWINS said:

The umpire on top of the play called the runner out - right call as tag was applied when runner’s foot was 10-12” from Lewis foot. THEN the umpire noticed Lewis got spiked & it then occurred to him that Lewis foot must have been in the base path. The 3rd base umpire drove the decision & plead his case for reversing his own call t……. the flaw is that it can’t be reviewed. If a Team that this call goes against can challenge, it’s a tolerable rule, IMO. Can’t review every umpire call but can Challenge for a review when needed. Out of challenges, you are then SOL.

If it had been reviewed it would have been upheld. Royce blocked the base with his foot before he had the ball. That’s obstruction. What happens after doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter if he tags the runner out before he makes contact with his foot. The obstruction already happened.

[JD-TWINS]

1 minute ago, DJL44 said:

If it had been reviewed it would have been upheld. Royce blocked the base with his foot before he had the ball. That’s obstruction. What happens after doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter if he tags the runner out before he makes contact with his foot. The obstruction already happened.

Understood.

My central point is that if a Team has a challenge to review the play, the play should be “reviewable”. To me, the umpire should make a single call………not a call and then deciding to 2nd guess himself, confer with the other 3 and change his call.