Last pitch in the 2010 NLCS

[MrUmpire]

As replays and pitchFX showed, at the knee and over the plate. What's the problem?

[BSUmp16]

One of the first things an umpire is told after learning the "Big 6" mechanics is the importance of T I M I N G. Here are 2 examples: one of of bad timing and one of good timing.

First, the bad. Here's the call where Buster Posie reaches first on an error

Baseball Video Highlights & Clips | NLCS Gm 6: Huff scores on a Polanco throwing error - Video | MLB.com: Multimedia

In contrast, here's Hallion's call on Howard's called 3d strike to end the game (and it WAS a strike):

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?co...ic_id=14871772

T I M I N G is everything

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by MrUmpire

As replays and pitchFX showed, at the knee and over the plate. What's the problem?

The perception that the catcher did not think it was a strike or he wouldn't have pulled it up and a good portion of the game, the umpire called the pitches pulled up by the catcher a ball.

Not saying it wasn't a strike, looked good to me. Then again, IMO, Howard is not the person I would want in the box with the game on the line.