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Manhattan Buckeye
Posts: 7,566
Jun 2, 2010 8:51pm
What a horrible missed call.
Glory Days
Posts: 7,809
Jun 2, 2010 8:54pm
yeah when i saw that it was a bang bang play i figured they would have just gave it to him. i was wrong.
BlueDevil11
Posts: 1,911
Jun 2, 2010 8:56pm
He needs to be fired
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purple_rein
Posts: 349
Jun 2, 2010 8:56pm
Worst call in baseball history.
Tigerfan00
Posts: 3,427
Jun 2, 2010 8:57pm
Thats an easy call to make when the ump was right there and he beat him by a good step and it was the last out of the game to make it worse to ruin his perfect game. I dont blame his teammates for coming out and getting in that umps face after the game.
osu45804
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Jun 2, 2010 8:57pm
KR1245
Posts: 4,317
Jun 2, 2010 8:58pm
That was a horrible call. It wasnt even close. I cant believe that an ump would make a call like that.
Glory Days
Posts: 7,809
Jun 2, 2010 8:58pm
BlueDevil11;377177 wrote:He needs to be fired
why? missed calls happen every game. there wouldnt be any umpires left if they were fired for bad calls.
wes_mantooth
Posts: 17,977
Jun 2, 2010 9:01pm
inexcusable. Absolutely shameful and it wasn't even close.
Glory Days
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Jun 2, 2010 9:01pm
osu45804;377182 wrote:
did you notice Galarraga had to flip open his glove after the play? although i doubt anyone would say he didnt have control of the ball or whatever the language is.
Glory Days
Posts: 7,809
Jun 2, 2010 9:02pm
wes_mantooth;377187 wrote:inexcusable. Absolutely shameful and it wasn't even close.
how was it not close? i would say most people couldnt tell until they saw the replay.
wes_mantooth
Posts: 17,977
Jun 2, 2010 9:03pm
Glory Days;377189 wrote:how was it not close? i would say most people couldnt tell until they saw the replay.
a half of a step is not close when you are paid to make the correct call. He is paid a lot of money to not miss a relatively easy call.
lhslep134
Posts: 9,774
Jun 2, 2010 9:06pm
to the untrained eye it's a close call, to someone who's a professional umpire, it's an easy call, not close at all.
Glory Days
Posts: 7,809
Jun 2, 2010 9:06pm
wes_mantooth;377191 wrote:a half of a step is not close when you are paid to make the correct call. He is paid a lot of money to not miss a relatively easy call.
i disagree. if it had been a hard throw from the SS where you can listen and tell the difference i would say it would be easy. when he has to watch for the pitcher's foot and see when the pitcher catches the ball, it becomes a much harder call to make. its like when a runner tags up, the umpire cannot watch the ball and the runner at the same time. in this situation, he could not watch the glove and the pitchers foot at the same time.
Strapping Young Lad
Posts: 2,453
Jun 2, 2010 9:08pm
Wow, this is unbelievable. That was the last out and the ump ruined the perfect game!?!?!?!?!? I would be pissed to say the least.
Is this the straw that broke the replay camel's back. If some good comes of this it may be that replay is introduced.
Is this the straw that broke the replay camel's back. If some good comes of this it may be that replay is introduced.
wes_mantooth
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Jun 2, 2010 9:09pm
Glory Days;377195 wrote:i disagree. if it had been a hard throw from the SS where you can listen and tell the difference i would say it would be easy. when he has to watch for the pitcher's foot and see when the pitcher catches the ball, it becomes a much harder call to make. its like when a runner tags up, the umpire cannot watch the ball and the runner at the same time. in this situation, he could not watch the glove and the pitchers foot at the same time.
My whole thing is that these guys are paid a ridiculous amount of money, so they have to get it right. I realize it is tough for you or me to make that call, but a veteran guy that is supposed to be one of the best in the world(why else would he have that job)....has to get that right....at that moment.
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Manhattan Buckeye
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Jun 2, 2010 9:10pm
Glory Days;377189 wrote:how was it not close? i would say most people couldnt tell until they saw the replay.
Watching it on tv, it wasn't the best angle but you could tell that Galarraga had the ball and beat him to the spot, the issue was maybe whether he missed the bag. Only thing I can think of is the ump was out of position or maybe got the feet mixed up, but IMO it was worse than the Denkinger call back in '85. I remember watching that on tv and you (or I should say at least I) couldn't tell in real time.
mucalum49
Posts: 1,639
Jun 2, 2010 9:10pm
Not that it matters but he blew the same type of call in the bottom of the 8th. Called Damon safe when he was out by about the same distance. Cost the Indians 2 runs.
Glory Days
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Jun 2, 2010 9:11pm
wes_mantooth;377202 wrote:My whole thing is that these guys are paid a ridiculous amount of money, so they have to get it right. I realize it is tough for you or me to make that call, but a veteran guy that is supposed to be one of the best in the world(why else would he have that job)....has to get that right....at that moment.
i agree, but they make errors just like the players do. unfortunately this one cost someone a perfect game.
CinciX12
Posts: 2,874
Jun 2, 2010 9:12pm
wes_mantooth;377202 wrote:My whole thing is that these guys are paid a ridiculous amount of money, so they have to get it right. I realize it is tough for you or me to make that call, but a veteran guy that is supposed to be one of the best in the world(why else would he have that job)....has to get that right....at that moment.
Thats what I was kind of thinking. The length of the guys career as an umpire makes it worse, IMO. Thats a call he should have gotten right with his amount of experience.
wes_mantooth
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Jun 2, 2010 9:15pm
Also....it is kinda awesome for the Indians to be important for a night.....GO TRIBE!!!
lol
lol
Glory Days
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Jun 2, 2010 9:16pm
wes_mantooth;377213 wrote:Also....it is kinda awesome for the Indians to be important for a night.....GO TRIBE!!!
lol
haha yeah, but no one wants it for this. it would have been the first perfect game against them. now they will still be in the news because of the controversy, but still not have a perfect game against them haha.
newarkcatholicfan
Posts: 3,199
Jun 2, 2010 9:18pm
That dude needs fired right now.
hasbeen
Posts: 6,504
Jun 2, 2010 9:20pm
That would have been the third perfect game of the season. Unreal.
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Jun 2, 2010 9:21pm
Bad call, should be fired.