I do agree that it is strange that certain calls by umps, which should be made, are not made unless a team appeals for him to make them. The ump seeing the play should be all that is required, as it is all that is required on most plays. If a runner leaves abase too soon on a sac fly, and the ump sees that he has left too soon....why does an opposing player also have to see it and petition the umpire to make a ruling? Instead of throwing it to the mound, then throwing it to the base and asking for a ruling, why can't they just throw it to the base and get a ruling right away? Why do some plays have such formality attached?
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