MLB denies Phillies' protest
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MLB denies Phillies' protest
Paul Hagen and Daily News staff
MLB denied the Phillies' protest of umpire Joe West's use of replay. (Hector Gabino/AP Photo, El Nuevo Herald)
In a statement, Major League Baseball announced it has denied the Phillies' protest of Sunday's game against the Florida Marlins.
"Executive Vice President for Baseball Operations Joe Torre has denied the formal protest filed by the Philadelphia Phillies regarding their Sunday, September 4th game against the Florida Marlins at Sun Life Stadium," the statement from MLB read.
The Phillies had argued that the umpires had improperly applied the replay rule regarding a ball hit by Hunter Pence in the sixth inning of what became a 5-4 loss in 14 innings.
General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. declined to comment on the ruling.
Manager Charlie Manuel said he was not surprised with the outcome.
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Comments (35)
WHY HAVE The RULE apply to HOME RUNS ONLY--UMPIRES NEVER MAKE A MISTAKE NOT!!!!!!!!! I would like to see the leagues justification for their denial--— carmen2- WHY HAVE The RULE apply to HOME RUNS ONLY--UMPIRES NEVER MAKE A MISTAKE NOT!!!!!!!!! I would like to see the leagues justification for their denial--— carmen2
- Actually, think about it. A public reprimand or even a correction of an umpire is tantamount to your job performance being published in the Inquirer and Daily News. It crosses the line of disclosing personal performance information publicly. Can't do it, and I'll bet the umps union contract reinforces it.
That said, it doesn't mean that MLB can't privately take action, the lowest level of which would be [another] note in Cowboy Joe's presonnel record. It could affect his ability to receive merit raises. They would, of course, notify West on paper.— ngfs66 - Did Charlie originally argue that it was a home run? NO. Did the Marlins Manager argue that the original call of a double should be changed to a home run? I don't think so! So why was the play reviewed? The umpires blew the call by having it reviewed, and the league is backing the umpires mistake.— lefty27
- Interesting thing- the same thing happened in the Yankees game last night, and guess what? Yanks were awarded an HR.— verve
Comment removed.- I just went to "Cowboy" Joe West's web page, and here is his email he lists as his contact information. Tell him what you think: umpirejoewest@aol.com
— bigberry777 - So when the fish come back all the phillies fans in the front row of the outfield do the following: 1.) Wear marlins gear! 2.) Get oversized baseball mits! 3.) Yell at the Phillies outfield to play in b/c you have there backs!— SteveBlake5
- It's actually a good thing that something like this happened. The rule needs clarified including the possbile outcomes. In a way, the Phils got screwed because the fan dropped the ball. If it's caught it has to be ruled a HR and therefore needed reviewed. So the umpires would then decide.. would have been HR anyway...'probably' would have been caught and batter out....'probably' would not have been caught anyway..ground rule double. You have to leave the final (judgment)call to the umpires. Joe West proved he lied because he could have told a better lie. It was close enough as a potential HR and the umpires could have reviewed at their own discretion. They don't need an appeal from either manager. Joe West claims Charlie asked for a review; Charlie says no.
Whatever else anyone may think of Charlie as a manager; questioning his honesty and integrity is extremely insulting.— bleedgreen - Loving reading all the whiny Phillies fans crying about the ruling...lol "It's a conspiracy, I tell ya!" Yeah, yeah, yeah. Joe West, Chad Fairchild, and his entire crew are all liars.
Sure. Let's believe that rather than that Charlie Manuel is a liar, when he clearly is considering the digital recording of the game I have CLEARLY shows him stepping out of the dugout PRIOR to the review and mouths toward the umpires "If anything, it was a home run."
Phillies fans are beginning to look as arrogant and stupid as most Yankees fans...lol— hotnuke - So what is the rule?— Ssteve115
- West was wrong and the league once again backed its unionized umpires. Shocked and stunned at both developments.— eman
- And their reasoning is "because I said so"? As Patrick Ewing once said on national TV, "dats a bu11sh1t call".
— COskier - There was enough ambiguity in the rule (the mention of fan interference, especially) that this does not come as a shock. The ambiguity, plus West's bald faced lie about Charlie complaining that it should be a home run, were enough to let MLB weasel out of it. I hope that they clarify the rule. I have no hope that West will ever be a good and honorable umpire.— Steve2181
- Let's sweep the Brewers and forget about that one. They reviewed an unreviewable play.. we know it and I am sure as heck that Joe West knows it!! Can't really do anything about it. He is lucky that he lives in America. He would need bodyguards after a call like this in certain part of the world.— likhon
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