<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Angels spent $140M for this roster and WE'RE compromising the integrity of the game?</p>— Anthony Boyer (@AnthonyBoyerTCB) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnthonyBoyerTCB/status/332675716313382917">May 10, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Oh, by the way.... <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23Astros">#Astros</a> release Rick Ankiel.</p>— Brian T. Smith (@ChronAstros) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChronAstros/status/332594671744344065">May 9, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
So the game is under protest, correct? Does that mean that if the MLB front office decides the umps broke a rule (not based on a judgement call), the game will be replayed possibly?
Almost never happens. The George Brett pine tar episode is the one that everybody remembers. Normally you just get the "it was a judgement call" response.
You would have to think there was something to Porter's decision because it is a pretty easy and standard rule that every manager and umpire knows.
Buster brings up an interesting point: <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>The key question was whether Wright threw any warmup pitches (I don't know the answer). If he did, Scioscia may have a beef.</p>— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN/status/332696075989299200">May 10, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> That would make sense if that is the case. There must have been some reason for Porter to be able to do what he did.
the thing is, if they were to replay it, the rosters wouldn't necessarily be the same anyway, and wright wouldn't necessarily be on the team, so he wouldn't have to pitch anyway, and the whole beef would be pointless.
