Getting the call right

[Jim Porter]

I wouldn't say the errors were egregious. They were both tough calls. It was a credit to the crew that they got both of them right.

[bossman72]

was there runners on when he reversed the catch/no catch?

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by bossman72

was there runners on when he reversed the catch/no catch?

No, just the batter-runner.

[lawump]

Yeah, the catch/no catch was a *****. I thought it was a "catch" when I saw it live. Obviously, I changed my opinion when I saw the replay. Being on the East Coast, I fell asleep before the home run/foul call. I couldn't make it to the end of the game two nights in a row. I didn't get to bed until 1:15 on Friday night...and my daughter (barely 3 years old) wakes me up every morning at 6. So, i was dragging to make it through 5 innings last night.

[Jim Porter]

I had a friend at that game with good seats and he said he thought it was a catch and a foul ball. Then he came home and saw the replays and couldn't believe it. Really impressive work by that crew. Poor Brian Knight, though -- to have both of those happen to you in the same game.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Jim Porter

I had a friend at that game with good seats and he said he thought it was a catch and a foul ball. Then he came home and saw the replays and couldn't believe it. Really impressive work by that crew. Poor Brian Knight, though -- to have both of those happen to you in the same game.

Knight apparently had never done a game at Petco, because the ball would not have ricocheted to the right if it had hit the Imperial Bank sign to the left of the pole. The only way that ball could kick right was to hit the pole or on the fair-facing side wall of the building.

[SanDiegoSteve]

I was also watching live action and saw Mike Cameron miss third base when he scored from second base on a hit early in the game. I was sure glad the Red Sox didn't appeal, because he missed it by 6 inches, and most certainly would have been called out if they had.

[Jim Porter]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

Knight apparently had never done a game at Petco, because the ball would not have ricocheted to the right if it had hit the Imperial Bank sign to the left of the pole. The only way that ball could kick right was to hit the pole or on the fair-facing side wall of the building.

I've not only been to PETCO Park, but I've had access to every crack and crevice of the place. I have to strongly disagree. The ball could easily bounce in that direction hitting the Imperial Bank sign in foul territory right next to the foul pole.