as reasonable as you are putting your point, the fact he got the ball first and the manner in which Ramirez made contact is entirely relevent to the situation. essentially the position now is that any ball 3-4 foot off the ground cannot be touch, lest an opponent hits your boots thereby...
yes if its consider frivolous, to discourage every single card being appealed. cant see if a official biased system wouldnt acknowledge there is a case to be heard on this one. whether they can see the clear chronology of the events is what we wait on. and retrospective card for Ramirez...