Officiating and the Crowd

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Kevin Finnerty

Geez, what did Scioscia say?

I'm as big an Angel follower as I can be, and I was never more disappointed in a game all year. And I have to say, all that's on Fuentes. I can't think of another Angel I've detested more than him in all the years---not even Jose Guillen. He is an accident waiting to happen and a malcontent and a loser when things go wrong.

Scioscia was heartbroken that a close pitch cost him a ballgame, and if it missed, it dodn't miss by much and could easily have gone either way. But he didn't pop off like you hear others pop off, AND when the umpires went to walk off the field, Mike herded Butcher and some players away from them so they could go up the runway without being berated in public.

Scioscia is as classy a baseball man as you'll find. I thought he held onto it pretty damned well after losing one like that.

What did Scioscia say? He said to the PU after the game, "what's the count now, 3-4?" The umpires have gone on record that they were verbally abused following the game by the Angels coaching staff. He should have been yelling at his lazy a$s left fielder for not diving for that ball to save the game. If he would have dove, he probably would have caught the ball. It looked like he just gave up on it with the game on the line. Easier to blame the umpires, I suppose.