Charlie in the Trees
Jun 5 2003, 09:24 PM
The Toronto Blue Jays had a triple play overturned in the second inning of their game against the St Louis Cardinals. Frank Catalanotto caught/didn't catch Matheny's sinking fly ball to the outfield. Either he spectacularly caught it on his shoestrings and threw one Cardinal out and second, with BJ 2B Orlando Hudson threw on to 1st for the 3rd out. Or he trapped it on a very short hop and the Cards had bases loaded, no out. The Blue Jays played the rest of the game "under protest."
Here's the question:
Has playing a game under protest ever resulted in a game being replayed? The only time I can remember a game being replayed (from the point of the protest) is the notorious George Brett pinetar bat game, which I think was 20 years ago in 1983. Did a protest ever result in any other game being replayed ever?
fantomas
Jun 5 2003, 11:16 PM
Triple plays overturned, Toronto, whatever. Because the CARDINALS WON!!! Woody, I knew you would come through. 8-1 WL record, 1.99 ERA to lead the NL...if only the Cardinals had one more semi-decent pitcher to make up for the sorry Tomko-Stephenson-Simontacchi trio. Albert Pujols is my MVP so far.
js1metsfan
Jun 6 2003, 04:11 AM
This protest should not be upheld.
You can only file a protest if a rule violation is in question.
Tosca is protesting a catch/no catch call, which is judgemental and therefore cannot be protested.
Protests are rarely upheld. I remember once Bobby Valentine protested a game, because the Dodgers made some fishy roster moves before a game and Valentine argued that the player shouldn't play so he protested. Furthermore that player ended up having a significant role in beating the Mets that day.
The league office went so far as to say that Valentine and the Mets were 100% right and the Dodgers were wrong, but refused to acknowledge the protest.
Josh
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