Minnesota submitted and successfully passed the addition of Rule 2.00(Rabbit Ears) to the Announcers' Ejection Rules. The rule was submitted in response to a call of "Ejection" by HP Umpire Scott Barry (87) in the bottom of the 8th inning. At the time of the egregious error in umpire conduct, Houston was leading 16-4. The contest ended with the score unchanged.
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| A normal human would never hear this. |
2.00 RABBIT EARS - Visually identical to normal human ears, these allow umpires to hear sounds they would normally not be able to discern, such as a pitcher yelling at them while making eye contact from seven feet away.
Minnesota now has 4 points in the AER standings (0 Previous + 2 New Rule + 2 Submission Passed = 4). Minnesota moves from T-3rd to T-1st.
This is the 3rd rules submission of 2016.
This is the 3rd successful rules submission.
This is the 3rd rules submission made by a team.
This is the 3rd successful rules submission made by a team.
This is Minnesota's first rules submission.
