I think he would have caught it but it was fair game. The fan wasn't even intentionally interfering as well. Pretty stupid overall.
Replay has made umps just automatically give fielders the benefit of the doubt, and it's dumb and not in the spirit of the game. Tie now goes to the fielder. Home runs are interferences before they're home runs.
Sad. THIS is the exact reason I try to remain unbiased. It's too easy to be foolish and make mistakes when one isn't.
This is correct. The call was not "confirmed" (which means it was a correct call), it was just "upheld" (not enough evidence to change the call on the field).
Yeah I don’t want this **** to hang over us. We just missed a championship due to a hamstring. I don’t need another what if off-season. Crush these mother****ers and the fat ass refs they rode in with.
What;s the rule though. I thought if the player reaches into the stands you're allowed to block/bat the ball?