And it's not just the MLB gamecast.... Here's how Brooks Baseball had the pitch. It's the one marked "9". This terrible call came after the first one. That came in the same at-bat on an 0-2 pitch. As I mentioned in the game thread below, Green tried to check his swing, but even he knew he went. Is this the face of someone who didn't swing?
To me that looks like someone who realizes they just struck out to end the game, but that's just me.Meanwhile, even when the Angels win, twice, they still can't win in Fenway.
Update: Here's some quotes from the Angels after the game:
“What was the count at the end, 3-4 to Green?” said Angels manager Mike Scioscia. “I thought we had him a couple of times. I was surprised. It’s a good umpiring crew and I think we really feel strongly they missed a couple times we had Green struck out. Unfortunately, that’s the focal point of the game and it didn’t go our way.”
And Brian Fuentes had this to say:
“Especially here and some other places, they seem timid to make calls. I’ve heard it from other guys that come in here and say that. That’s either because it’s a mistake, or they’re scared.”
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I'd be shock if ESPN even mentions this.
yeah espn.com has it as "an early October game". Red Sox come out on top. Theo obviously is getting very good at blowing the umpires.
-G
I'm getting concerned about all of this stuff. Are there that many "forces" out there that want the Boston Shanty Towners to win?
The Yanks must keep winning every game and must not let up one tiny bit.
I promise I'm not paranoid when I say this, but it ain't over yet.
Mike
The broadcasters thought that last pitch should have been a strike.
the pitch was right down the middle what a joke.
How the home plate ump didn't call this one is beyond me. Compare this to the strike called on A-Rod with the bases load against the Orioles on Sunday. I guess it only underlines the fact that nobody is going to do the Yanks any favors. They're going to have win the pennant the hard way.
I like how Fuentes called out the umps saying they were afraid to make calls against the home team at Fenway. I guess fat drunken white guys have a big impact on the outcome of a baseball game these days.
I agree with Fuentes, I've seen it happen so many times at Fenway. The Yankees get calls when they're at home but The Sux seem to get atleast a call a game at home, umpiring has become a joke.
we just have to keep winning games, and staying out of fights.
Fuentes said something to the effect that the umps were to timid or just scared to make that call in boston
I added Fuentes' and Mike Scioscia's quotes to the post.
how could an experienced or professional umpire miss this call?
The LA Times says that the Commissioners office may punish the Angels for their comments after the game ! How about punishing the umpire?!
Right! We need to keep winning. Please make a note of that, Girardi. There are no "throw away" games. All players must avoid fights in order to avoid suspensions, too. We will receive no help at all from anywhere except the scoreboard on which we tack more runs than our opponent....
Mike
C===3
anon,
yes you are a cock.
ZING!
It was Marty Foster incognito people...
just image if it was seriously him though.
lol
I normally don't remember umpires or how bad/good they are, but after this season Marty Foster will forever be remembered by me. He's made some shotty calls and decisions this year.
Albert Einstein arrives at a party and introduces himself to the first person he sees and asks, "What is your IQ?"
The man answers, "241."
"That is wonderful!" says Albert. "We will talk about the Grand Unification Theory and the mysteries of the universe. We will have much to discuss!"
Next, Albert introduces himself to a woman and asks, "What is your IQ?"
The lady answers, "144."
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Albert then goes to another person and asks, "What is your IQ?"
The person answers, "51."
Albert ponders this for a moment, and then smiles and says,"GO RED SOX"!!
Hahahahaha, nicely done.
I like that one almost as this one.
"Why is the Monster if Fenway green?"
"bc its full of envy of the Yankee championships"
Two boys are playing hockey on a pond in Central Park when one is attacked by a rabid Rottweiler.
Thinking quickly, the other boy takes his stick, wedges it down the dog's collar and twists, breaking the dog's neck.
A reporter who was strolling by sees the incident, and rushes over to interview the boy. "Young Rangers Fan Saves Friend from Vicious Animal," he starts writing in his notebook.
"But I'm not a Rangers fan," the little hero replied.
"Sorry, since we are in New York, I just assumed you were," said the reporter. "Yankees Fan Rescues Friend From Horrific Attack" he continued writing in his notebook.
"I'm not a Yankees fan either," the boy said.
"I assumed everyone in New York was either for the Rangers or Yankees. What team do you root for?" the reporter asked.
"I'm a Red Sox fan," the child replied.
The reporter starts a new sheet in his notebook and writes, "Little Bastard from Boston kills Beloved Family Pet."
hahahaha keep em coming.
There were two men, one was a Red Sox fan and the other was a Yankees fan.
These men were both madly in love with the same woman. So the woman challenged that whichever man does a better job at having sex with her would be her boyfriend.
Both men accepted the challenge.
That night, the woman had sex with the Red Sox fan and then the other night had sex with the Yankees fan. The next day the woman chose the Yankees fan to be her boyfriend.
Shocked and outraged, the Red Sox fan asked why she didn't choose him.
She replied by saying, "You, like your team not only come up short but always finish early!"
haha those are great.
Greg I went through my bookmarked sites and found this, I wanted to share it a long time ago when I was in Boston but forgot,
http://www.cafepress.com/redsuxnation
hahahhaha, they were all good, but I think my favorite was the Einstein one.
A teacher asks her students if they're Red Sox fans. All of the hands go up except for one student. "Okay, Bobby. What team are you a fan of?"
"The Yankees."
"Why's that?" "Well, my parents are both Yankee fans, so I'm a Yankee fan too."
"That's not a good answer, Bobby. If your parents were both morons, would you be a moron too?"
"No, that would make me a Red Sox fan!"
Good jokes, guys!
Mike
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