I don't know why Cuzzi called that pitch Strike Two on Edmonds. Clearly high and inside. Perhaps to send a message, perhaps a make-up call or he just missed it. Either way, Edmonds went too far and that's his responsibility.
But I do know this. The previous pitch (2-1) was an obvious strike that was called Ball Three. The catcher Ausmus quickly came up like he was going to throw to first base and Cuzzi seemed to lose his balance, stumbled a bit. I was really surprised that it was a ball and I was even more surprised that Fox didn't show the replay as part of the spectacle that followed.
JP
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