The funniest part of this might be the fanboy reaction in the comment sections of these websites:
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I'm not even a Pirates fan, but when you see something like this, you wonder what has happened to the standards for umpires in our game today. What may be the worst thing is that the commissioner COULD do something about this kind of injustice but he refuses to. This is cowardly but it's the way it is. We the People are continuously victimized by injustices of this kind, but when they happen on a ballfield they really stick out and remind us we're all at the whim of fate. The only difference is that here we have something that could be done about it but Bud Selig is chosing the coward's way out by defaulting on the decision to initiate instant replay.
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It has gotten to the point where people look for anything to find fault in umpires, right or wrong. They're supposed to take any and all bullsh*t from the dugout on balls/strikes because "No one else knew they were saying anything". They're supposed to let players slam equipment because they were just "Showing emotion". They're not supposed to make otherwise correct calls because they're "Inserting themselves in the game". They're not supposed to play rodeo clown because they're "unapproachable". (Joe West/Francona or West/Gardenhire this year).
These idiots don't take into account all the tough calls that they get right in MLB every day. It's all about players being victimized because there isn't instant replay. Nevermind the fact that instant replay can't fix half of this stuff (Changing out calls to safe, foul to fair, etc). Not to mention instant replay is inconclusive because a lot of the time, like this play in question, you can't even tell for certain after watching every replay available.
People (fans, media) have no idea that umpiring now is as good as it has ever been. Contrary to their pissing and moaning, umpires now are MUCH more approachable than even 15-20 years ago. How often do you see them going "old school" on a manager nowadays?