After Game 6 of the World Series, Joe Torre explained the controversial call where Trea Turner was called out for interference was not reviewable because it was a judgment call.

That explanation is complete and utter nonsense.

For starters, EVERY call on the field is a judgment call. Is it a ball or a strike? Is the runner safe or out? Was the ball fair or foul? All of them are judgment calls.

Some of those judgments are right, and some of them are wrong. The reason why we have replay is we don’t want the umpire’s “judgment” to forever change a game or series.

Now, with the Torre explanation, we’re going to hear this is different than other calls. This is about the application of a rule as opposed to a black and white call like safe or out.

Again, this distinction is nonsense.

With replay, other judgment calls akin to this are reviewable. Since the institution of the Posey Rule, teams have been permitted to challenge the judgment call of the umpire over whether a catcher blocked home plate illegally.

Since the imposition of the Utley Rule, teams have been able to challenge the judgment call of the umpire on whether the runner interfered with the infielder.

Those are two very specific instances where an interference judgment call is reviewable. Despite that, Major League Baseball has decided this specific ball is a non-reviewable judgment call. Let’s call this what it is.

It’s stupid.

It may sound harsh, but in reality, this is being kind. If this same play happens at second, it’s reviewable. If If happens at home, it’s reviewable. But since it’s first base, it’s not.

Trea Turner was called out for interference here.

Did the umps blow it?

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There is zero good reason to have this distinction. More than that, when replay was instituted in response to umpires making poor calls AND in an effort to get every (non ball/strike) call correct, you cannot wash your hands of certain calls.

Fortunately, thanks to Anthony Rendon, the blown call and inexplicable distinctions on what judgment and interference calls are and are not reviewable did not decide this game. But still, it could’ve, and that’s not alright.

Major League Baseball needs to realize their justification for reviewing some calls and not others don’t jive. They’re actually plain wrong. Perhaps, the only thing more wrong than the explanation is the rule in the first place.

In the end, every single (non ball/strike) call on that field needs to be reviewable. There is no reasonable argument why they can’t be.