I think (or thought at the time) that he thought Taguchi was going to swing, and was ready to give the big showstopper-game-ending punch out. I'm sure that 99.99% of us would have worse timing than usual in a potential game-ending NLCS call. I actually kind of chuckled a bit - now knowing that it happens to even the best of us.
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"Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile." - Hall of Fame Pitcher Christy Mathewson
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