From: dkl@cs.arizona.edu (David K. Lowenthal)
Subject: Re: Braves & Giants
Organization: U of Arizona CS Dept, Tucson
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In article <13536@news.duke.edu> fls@keynes.econ.duke.edu (Forrest Smith) writes:
>
>	Cox should've protested the game the second time the garbage got
>thrown at his outfielders.  He should also have protested the game at the
>point where Ron Gant was assessed the second strike in the ninth, on the
>grounds that he (Cox) was on the field and time should have been called.

Both protests would be denied, of course.  The umpire's judgement
determines the garbage thing, although I think the game should be
called (but that's my personal opinion...doesn't matter).  There
is time only when the ump says, so the second argument is baseless.


--dave
