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You know, it wasn't even that he blew the call. I can live with that, we all miss one every now and then. I was more surprised by the severity of the miss. The runner was a good 3 feet from the bag. I'm not exaggerating to make a point, it was easily three feet.
Getting a banger wrong is understandable. Getting a play wrong when something weird or third worldish happens, that I get. But a MLB umpire getting a simple steal of second wrong when a runner is out by 3 FEET, I'm just flabbergasted. That just shouldn't happen. That is not a miss, that is a gross miss. And it happened because on that one play, Gerry was lazy.
You guys talk about hustling on every play and working hard to be in the right spots, coming set and adjusting if necessary to see the play. This is why umpires have to work hard on each and every play to get the call right. If you don't, you can make a call like that. That play drives home that point with stunning clarity.
For the record, I'm not complaining. The Yankees certainly weren't helped by the call, but they lost it all on their own. No whining here...
It couldn't have happened to a better team, unless it was the Red Sox...
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