Quote:
This is the first year MLB's main office has the power to reverse official scoring decisions, which may give CC Sabathia a modicum of hope for his would-be no-hitter. But while there have been lots of quietly protested scoring decisions this season, only two have been overturned -- neither involving anything memorable or even newsworthy like a no-hitter.
The reason so few are getting overturned is the high standard laid out in the rule book. According to rules, it takes a decision that is determined to be "clearly erroneous,'' which is a lofty standard, indeed. While the call in Pittsburgh for a hit by Andy LaRoche appeared to be probably incorrect, as LaRoche seemed to be only halfway to first base when Sabathia was fumbling the ball, it'll still be difficult for MLB to say the call was "clearly'' incorrect.