August 14, 2008
Follow the Bouncing Ball
An umpire following the ball and not the play costs the Padres a run. Jody Gerut was on third with two out when Jason Kendall had a pitch bounce off his glove. Gerut tried to score, Kendall fielded the ball and threw to Brian Shouse, whose slide to catch the ball push Gerut away from the plate. The ball came out of Shouse's glove, and bounded toward first base. While the ump watched the ball, Gerut got his hand on the plate, then starts walking toward the dugout. Kendall realizes there wasn't a call, Shouse picks up the ball and tags Jody out.
The announcers note that while Gerut was safe, he should have held the plate until the ump called him safe. Still, the Padres get three runs in the inning to take a 3-1 lead over Milwaukee and give Jake Peavy the chance for the win.
Posted by David Pinto at
05:38 PM
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