Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
May 18, 2008
Good Call, Bad Call

Carlos Delgado hits a ball down the leftfield line that the third base umpire call a home run. The umps get together, however, and after a conference call it foul. The initial angle on ESPN was bad, but on the replay it was clear that the ball it the top of the wall at the base of foul pole and richocetted into foul territory. The umps got that one wrong, and the Mets should have a 6-0 lead.

Update: Delgado singles in a run. Not as good as a three run homer, but he doesn't lose a time on base. The Mets lead 4-0.


Posted by David Pinto at 09:09 PM | Umpires | TrackBack (0)
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That's the second time this year a Met has lost a home run when the umpire who had the best view was overruled, wrongly, by the other umps. This is getting ridiculous. It's time for instant replay on homer calls.

Posted by: Anais at May 18, 2008 09:21 PM

I didn't see the play, but every time the umps have to huddle on a home-run call, it makes me wonder why outfield walls and corners aren't standardized to minimize the chances of such a big mistake.

I'm not saying every ballpark should look the same; I am saying that the tops and edges of outfield fences could be designed in ways that make home runs very clear. Instead, a lot of walls seem to have been designed for the purpose of confounding umpires. Painted home-run lines in the middle of a wall; shelves right behind the top of a wall that produce misleading caroms. There has got to be a better way.

Posted by: jvwalt at May 18, 2008 09:50 PM

I agree - in this day and age you'd think they could beam balls along the foul poles so there's no doubt if they are fair or not.

Posted by: Bandit at May 19, 2008 10:01 AM

It seems that every time the umpires get together to decide on a home run call, they get it wrong.

Posted by: John Peterson at May 19, 2008 01:51 PM
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