Sox vs. Yanks Ortisz Steal

[WindyCityBlue]

Originally posted by mcrowder
Oh my god. Inconclusive? Did you have an entirely different set of replays from everyone else? 1) the "tag" was absolutely late - Ortiz's foot was on the base long before Jeter's glove was in the area, and 2) Jeter's glove was only IN THE AREA - he totally missed the tag.

And don't think I'm saying this because I'm a homer for the Sox - I don't care who wins the ALCS, other than I'd like to see whoever wins to waste as much pitching as possible. I'm rooting for whichever NLCS team gets through - hopefully the Astros.

This was a steal (the first by Ortiz since, uh, what, Ever?) and Ortiz was completely robbed by a call that was deplorable in so many ways.

How exactly was his foot on the bag before the tag?
All of my replays showed him sliding head first!
Yes, the call was close. Yes, the call was wrong.
I'm not sure how it was deplorable in so many ways. he was safe and he was called out. There was simply no recourse on that judgement call. Just like the called third check swing on Ortiz earlier in the game. Replay is a wonderful thing.