White Sox vs Angels

[baseline bum]

That's what the you get for screwing with David Robinson and the Carver Academy. Karma's a , ain't it?

[T Park]

Angels got screwed.


This will spur the instant replay in baseball debate again.

[Horry For 3!]

I'm not really surprised at how incompetent these AL umpires have been in the postseason. Bad rap for the Angels just like it was a bad rap for the Yankees when Cano was called out running to 1st.

Also, why didn't the catcher just tag the batter anyways? Most MLB catchers always do that to get rid of any doubt.

He is a 3rd stringer and thought he caught it for sure. He was stupid to not tag him or throw it to 1st base.

[FromWayDowntown]

The ump made a hand gesture but never called AJ "out". The only dumbass is Josh Paul, who rolled the ball back to first before the ump made the call. Heads up play by AJ.

Yeah, my guys got the benefit of a call but that is the way the ball bounces sometimes.

See, I think that's bogus.

ESPN showed some other strike three calls by Eddings from that game. In particular, they showed a call where Bengie Molina swung at a ball that was clearly in the dirt -- one that required Pierzynski to tag him to complete the strikeout. If you watch the replay of the Molina strikeout, you see Eddings make his gesture for a swing, but he does not pump his fist until Pierzynski tags Molina. Now, if you compare that to the play in controversy, you see Eddings pump his fist before Pierzynski takes off for first base. Based on what he had done earlier, it seems pretty clear to me that he had called Pierzynski out at that point -- his explanation that that is just part of his strike call is belied by what he did on the Molina strikeout. His fist pump is his out call -- players are attuned to that being the out call, and that's true whether there's a verbal signal or not. I truly believe that Eddings called Pierzynski out and then changed his mind, which screwed the Angels.

The umpires press conference was like listening to something out of the Soviet Union. They were almost laughing at how easily they could dismiss their own incompetence.

I don't have a dog in this fight, so I'm not being homerific here -- Eddings blew that call; his colleagues backed him up; and the Angels got absolutely screwed.

[tlongII]

The Angels got screwed. That was the worst call by an umpire I have seen in years.

[FromWayDowntown]

That's what the you get for screwing with David Robinson and the Carver Academy. Karma's a , ain't it?

The Angels didn't sue David Robinson. Major League Baseball did. Arte Moreno, owner of the Angels, said he thought the suit was a bad idea and didn't support it.

Not really karma for the Angels. Just a really, really bad call.

[Horry For 3!]

3 outs left

[Horry For 3!]

6 - 3 White Sox in the bottom of the 9th

[Horry For 3!]

Erstad grounds out to Uribe.

1 out

[Horry For 3!]

Molina flies out to Rowand

2 outs

[Horry For 3!]

Kotchman grounds out to Konerko

3 outs

[Horry For 3!]

White Sox won the ALCS!


White Sox are in the World Series!

[Duff McCartney]

I'm calling it now...White Sox win the le. the Astros. the Cardinals.

[Horry For 3!]

I'm calling it now...White Sox win the le. the Astros. the Cardinals.

[scott]

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoo!

[Manu20]

Congrats to the White Sox!!