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Baseball Musings
July 20, 2007
Drew Loses a Homer

J.D. Drew hits a ball that lands on the top of the Green Monster and bounces back on the field. The ump calls it in play, Boston scores a run but Manny is thrown out at the plate. The replay clearly shows the ball was gone. Francona asks for a conference, and the other umps didn't see it either. Francona then gets himself thrown out of the game. Boston is up 1-0 when they should be up 3-0 and still batting.


Posted by David Pinto at 07:34 PM | Umpires | TrackBack (0)
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Drew loses a homer? Oh no. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

I'm hoping he hits a single, double, and triple during the rest of the game.

Posted by: dave at July 20, 2007 08:14 PM

Why do so many ballparks have outfield fences that seem to have been designed to fool umpires on home-run calls? The top of the Green Monster is tailor-made for just such an occurrence. Other walls have similar false tops or double tops, or even paint lines signifying home runs. This is a relatively recent phenomenon; outfield walls used to be a lot simpler.

The Drew call should prompt the Red Sox to redesign the top of the Monster. Actually, MLB itself ought to mandate outfield fences that simplify the umpires' job, instead of making it more difficult.

Posted by: jvwalt at July 21, 2007 09:04 AM
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