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Fred in Lynn said:Diaper condition confirmed upon review. To clarify, I believe the play at the plate would be eligible for review, but only in regard to whether the runner beat the throw. In other words, the review should be made with respect to the conditions at the time of the play, which was that the force was in order. Tough one, and I'm still somewhat uncertain that it is the correct legal policy.
It absolutely is the correct policy, because the players react and adjust their play according to the calls that umpires make on the field. A catcher's behavior for a force is completely different from his behavior in a tag play, and it would be entirely unfair to the defense to tell the catcher, ex post facto, that he didn't do it properly.
This is one of those scenarios that it is not within the remit of replay to fix, it's a natural consequence of the rules. If umpires screw certain things up, sometimes you can't un-scramble that egg.