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Originally Posted by Forest Ump
How about the balk call in game one. It was obvious that the pitcher stepped more towards home on the pick off move. Those clowns announcing the game didn't have a clue until they played back the "sounds of the game" when the umpire could be heard explaining the balk call.
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Really? I heard them say right away that the umpire must have felt that the pitcher did not step toward first, but McCarver thought he had stepped enough toward first.
Ol' Ed made the proper, gutsy call, while Laz stood there at 1B like a statue in the set position.