Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
October 23, 2008
Strange Call

With Navarro at first after a single, Baldelli appears to strike out on a 3-2 pitch. He tried to check his swing, but the pitch looked to me like it caught the outside corner. The home plate ump's (Danley) right hand goes up as if calling a strike, but then points to first for help. The first base ump says no swing, and Baldelli goes to first. Even if it was a check swing, it looked like a strike. A bad and confusing call there.

Bartlett picks up an infield single to load the bases for Iwamura.

Update: Iwamura pops out, but Upton singles to plate Navarro. Baldelli tries to score but Werth cuts him down at the plate with a strong throw. A good block by Ruiz kept Rocco from ever making contact with home. The Rays lead 3-0 after two innings.


Posted by David Pinto at 09:07 PM | World Series | TrackBack (0)
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