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Originally Posted by johnnyg08
Would it have made a difference if he sold the heck out of it and still "got it wrong" in the eyes of the other side?
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He got it wrong in the eyes of everyone who has eyes. Hey, I'll let it go when I'm over it, and clearly no Padres fan is over it yet.
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Originally Posted by mbyron
I'm not defending him. I don't know enough to do that. I'm rejecting the argument that it's time for him to go because the fans and the media don't like his mechanics.
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You are right, he should go because he really blows.
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Originally Posted by johnnyg08
If his ratings/game performance is indeed that bad, wouldn't they phase him out? He misses them just like every-other-umpire...to blame the Padres loss on one play alone is ridiculous. If a person really wanted to argue a point, one could argue that they shouldn't have put themselves in a position for a one game playoff, then to put themselves in a position where seemingly "one call" ended their season.
Pick a game that the Padres lost (any one of the probably more than 50 that they lost that year). Man, if Peavy wouldn't have hung that slider...
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The bottom line is that Holliday still hasn't touched home plate, and that was indeed the game breaking call. All that talk about how they shouldn't have been in that situation is irrelevant, and is no excuse for missing what was such an obvious call. McClelland acted as if he was tired of the game and just wanted it over, so he called the guy safe. That may not be the case, but it is the image he projects when he makes his "relaxed" (read: weak looking) calls.