At the time, MacPhail basically reinterpreted a baseball rule, mostly in the interest of fairness. And the best interest of baseball. He ruled that George Brett didnt have pine tar on his bat to make the ball travel a longer distance. In addition, MacPhail said that umpire tim McClellands decision to nullify the home run was disproportionate to the offense.The judges then took turns trading superlatives to describe the performance. One of my favorite moments from the entire season said DioGuardi seconds before Cowell declared I dont know if Id call that a good song. Id call that a fantastic song.I kind of think that it’s pretty cool, actually I mean, who gets a zero? There was always going to be mixed reviews but it’s out of my control now.
