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This TV camera in right field has been relocated farther back.
MICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer
This TV camera in right field has been relocated farther back.
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Right field camera moved back for Game 4

One night after an overhanging camera in right field caused the first use of instant replay in postseason history, Fox and Major League Baseball decided to move the camera back so it would not interfere with play.

"We took a look at it," said Dan Bell, a Fox spokesman. "It was an easy decision to move it back slightly."

During Game 3, the camera hung about 10 inches over the right field wall, adjacent to the foul pole. In the fourth inning, Alex Rodriguez hit a ball off the camera and it was originally called a double because the ball fell back into play.

But after the umpires consulted replay, it was ruled a home run because it hit the camera in play. Crew chief Gerry Davis said after Game 3 that he was aware of the camera's position and a specific ground rule was in effect for it.

Bell, of Fox, said the camera is now in line with the right field wall.

While replays confirmed the ball likely would have cleared the fence anyway, the umpiring crew missed another call in Game 4. In the fourth inning, Ryan Howard appeared to have slid safely into home plate on a single by Pedro Feliz. Howard barreled into catcher Jorge Posada to knock the ball loose. But television replays showed that Howard never touched home plate. He missed it with his hand and his left leg never skimmed it on the head-first slide.

Home plate umpire Mike Everitt waited a few seconds to make sure Posada did not have the ball and motioned the safe sign.


Contact staff writer Matt Gelb

at 215-854-2928 or mgelb@phillynews.com.

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