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Originally Posted by dash_riprock
Because of that call:
1. The Tigers got four outs and a free baserunner, which they turned into two extra runs.
2. Three extra batters came to the plate.
3. A pitching change was made. The removed pitcher had given up three hits, no walks and one (really unearned) run over eight innings.
4. The Tigers took the field in the bottom of the ninth with a three-run lead rather than a one-run lead. Do you think the pitching strategy might have changed a bit?
Would the Yanks have won the game had the call been correct? Probably not (especially with their pathetic bats). But to say it didn't matter is ridiculous. Ask Jeff Nelson if it mattered.
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All that aside, if the Yankees hit the ball and scored in innings 1-8, there wouldn't be a problem. So as I said, if 1 bad call blows your game, you didn't play hard enough!