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Originally Posted by seioaump
First Base Umpire
Yeah, the Illinois team can blame the game on the first base umpire...
That call did have an effect on the game. I think we could all agree!
If he'd have made the proper call (safe), a run would have scored on the batter who was hit in the head. Another would have scored on the past ball.
That would have tied it and shifted the momentum for sure!
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If "ifs and buts were candy and nuts....". The deal is, Illinois had more opportunities to score throughout the game, which they did not take advantage of. No one call "cost them the game." The catcher could have blocked the plate better an applied the tag a split-second earlier on the squeeze bunt, and that would have saved a run. The team made mistakes, even more than that umpire, believe it or not.
I called that runner at 1st safe in live action, and the replay showed that safe would have been the right call. But the umpire missed it, and that's the breaks. Many times calls have an effect on the game, but very rarely, if ever, is that one call the reason a team wins or loses a game.
Can I get an amen from the Bobbleheads?
