Call
In the replay, when the ump invokes the rule, the ball is in the air, the infielder has called for it and appears to have a play, and there are runners at 1B and 2B---all of which the under the actual words of the rule seem to call for the rule to be invoked. All the stuff that makes it look like a bad call happen after the rule was already invoked The nature of this rule is that it has to be invoked before whatever happens happens.
As for bad calls, what about the ump giving time to a batte after the pitcher has begun his wind up on what would have been strike 3 and then ends up getting a 2 run homer...or a close play at first base where the fielder seems to touch the base before the runner gets there. At least the Cardinals did not go berserk on those two calls
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