Umpires Admit Another Blown World Series Call
28/10/2008 05:07
PHILADELPHIA - For the second time in two days, umpires acknowledged they missed a key call in the World Series.
The Philadelphia Phillies scored in the first inning of Game 4 on Sunday night after Jimmy Rollins scampered safely back to third during a rundown. But television replays showed he was tagged on the backside by Tampa Bay's Evan Longoria and should have been called out by third base ump Tim Welke.
"He's seen the replay. He knows he missed it," Mike Port, Major League Baseball's vice president for umpiring, said Monday.
This is the first post-season in which baseball is using replay - though only to review home run calls.
Longoria swiped his arm in frustration after Rollins was called safe, and Rays manager Joe Maddon came out for a brief argument.
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SWIVEL HIPS SAYS:
It’s nice to see that in major league baseball the umpires at least acknowledge when they were wrong. The CFL could learn a lesson or two here.