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Originally Posted by stevebydac
While I know MLB is loath to reverse umpiring calls, this one instance seems pretty cut and dried.
1. The outcome of the game would not change. It was the final out of the game. The Tigers still won. The two teams records would not change.
2. It is not a "maybe" call, like a ball/strike call, or a bang/bang play at first. It was extremely obvious on replay that he was out - not even close.
3. The Indians would not protest a reversal.
4. This is SUCH a historic event (only 20 ever) that it just HAS TO be recognized.
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That was my 1st thought as well. It would take some of the steam out of it, and the story for the next week will be the reversal, but it seems only correct to do.
But MLB is probably more worried about opening a can of worms than doing what is right.