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The call is what the call is...what Jerry thought he saw happen. Pirate reaction was expected and they filed a formal complaint today.
Now, here is what is really awful. From ESPN.com
"Meanwhile, the daughter of Meals, Laci, confirmed that Meals' family has been harassed since the controversial call, ESPN.com's Amy K. Nelson reports. She declined to talk further or answer any other questions. The specifics of that harassment are unknown.
An Internet search of the Meals' home phone number showed at least two message boards posted their home address and telephone number last night."
Meals just turned 50, so his kids may still be school age and at home. We all mess up, but few of us become targets like this. When an umpire's family is threatened and harrassed, lines have been crossed.
Buster Olney is proposing a fifth umpire (again) stationed in a replay booth. If we keep seeing more calls like this, it may not be long before some form of replay is enacted. There are simply too many dollars riding on the calls.
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