re: LSU women just got hosed. That was a foul ball.

Not to mention the umpires have to make the call in real time without the benefit of slow motion instant replay from the comfort of a recliner.

There is zero fault in that being called fair. 1) because it was and 2) it was a close call on a ball that was scorched with a diving 3rd baseman blocking the view to an extent.

Some of the pitch calls, different story.

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I don't know where they were sitting, but the broadcasters were pretty adamant about the ball being foul and yes only two umpires in a game of this magnitude is incredible ... how Bush League is that. That is hard to comprehend...I surely thought they would have 4 on the field.

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1. The broadcast crew has been horrendous.
2. They have 3 umpires, and although I don't agree the home plate ump has everything to the bag.

I can't for the life of me understand how you can argue that it's foul. Clearly a fair ball. It's fair with the angle shown and would be even more fair if the view was straight down the line. The ball only has to cross over a part of the bag and does not have to land in fair territory past the base, provided that its last contact with the ground prior to crossing over the base is in fair territory. This was clearly the case here.

Also, as was mentioned it's the plate umpire's call for everything to the bag. Although you want to be in the best position possible to make the call (in a straight line looking down 3B), it would be impossible to do so given how hard the ball was hit.