Lots of things blow up here, but the big one is the runner should have been called out for a baseline violation. The umpire moves to his left instead of straight back, and as a result has no angle on the runner's direction. If he were to step straight back, he could have read the play, taken a step to his right, seen…

In the article, Boone Logan (of course) says something wrong - lefties CAN (although rarely do) use the same move, although it involves the pitcher making a jump turn and then turning back toward first. There's no distinction in the rulebook that says only a right-handed pitcher can fake a play to third base.

Freedom of speech arguments actually don't apply here, because Hess (by rule) has no authority to directly eject a fan. The only action he's allowed to take is to request game management remove said players, and halt the game until such action is taken or game management determines such a request should be denied.

In this situation, the referee has the discretion to penalize an illegal substitute (12th+ player) under the "Palpably Unfair Acts" guideline of the rule book (12-3-3). As part of the rule, the referee can assess any penalty as he sees fit, including awarding a touchdown. It would only take this happening once for the…

It is well documented, though, that you can't take the Saint out of Kim Kardashian.