[cpdiii]

I support the Dodgers but Toronto got screwed on that call. The ball was easily playable.

[mmichaels1970]

I support the Dodgers but Toronto got screwed on that call. The ball was easily playable.

Playable doesn’t matter. Had the dude grabbed the ball and not put up his arms, the umps STILL should have called dead ball. And had they not, replay review would have forced them to. A ball wedged in a fence, no matter how advantageous or disadvantageous, is a dead ball. Runners advance two bases from the time the ball was pitched.

[Paul R.]

But, according to the Rule, playability is not the issue.

This is somewhat similar to a stuck between rim and backboard basketball. Is there any player in the NBA who could not poke one such free? Most can likely jump and grab the thing.