[Kaliix]

I'm a Yankee fan and I've read the thread and I don't see anyone making excuses for the Yankees losing. I'm just a little exasperated that Major League Umpires could so piss poor in the execution of the standard and accepted mechanics for getting into position to make a call. Both West and Davis didn't hustle, they walked, strolled even. Both West and Davis were still moving when the play happened instead of coming set. Both West and Davis made no effort to adjust their angle to a situation that clearly called for it.

West and Davis are two of the best umpires in MLB, which is why it is even more befuddling that they would be the two to miss a call, in Davis' case a gross miss, that was caused directly by an apathetic lazy approach to a standard situation.

Now I'm not putting the Yankee loss on West. That was a close play. However, that would have been the third out of the inning. Three more runs scored after that. With the right call, that game is a lot closer and a lot more fun to watch, late. Missed calls happen and one of them doesn't cost any team the game. I just hate it that the call was missed because West didn't hustle. There is no excuse for that...