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Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr
So was it interference or not? Full disclosure, I'm rooting against the Sox & don't like Joe West. I thought Betts reached over the wall. But, I don't blame West for the call. When you can't get a clear indication on video, you can't expect human eyes during a live moment to have a clear perspective either. What leads me to believe it wasn't interference was the fact the fan that Betts glove hit had his elbows tucked in. So it looks like he was conscious of not going over the wall and was not reaching out. But no matter what there would be controversy on this play. I think either team's fans would have a good argument.
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I really can't tell. I think it all came down to West's original call being interference. There just wasn't enough to say he was 100% wrong. Makes me wonder though, should baseball take that type of call out of the field umps hands? His job would be only to say home run or not. The replay officials could then decide using slow motion and different angles whether or not interference took place. Where the umps are positioned is simply too far away from the wall to make that call with full confidence of being right. I know they have to be positioned there for matters of fair and foul.