But the Pirates believe they were hurt when fans reached over and touched a ball that was ruled a home run for Florida's Charles Johnson. In another instance, the Pirates argued that a fan touched a ball off the bat of Kevin Millar, who wound up on third as the ball bounced away from Brian Giles. In both cases, it cost the Pirates a run in a 9-7 loss Wednesday night. I don't know what they can do about it. You're talking about reactions.
Fans come to the ballgame, and they want to enjoy it.
But he also noted that umpires need to ask for help from the colleagues consistently. No help was sought on either call. I'm still puzzled by all this stuff that the umpires say their main objective is to get the call right. If the main objective is to get the call right, then ask for help. I just don't get it.