deadspin.com - 10/28/2009
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Is this the worst postseason umpiring we've seen since Eric Gregg and Livan Hernandez? We've seen some great baseball this October...and no one's talking about it. That's because we've seen so many egregiously wrong calls that, really, who can talk about anything else? Already in ...
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... If you were one of the 16 people actually paying attention to the playoffs, you would be well versed in the complete ineptitude of the umpiring throughout. For the majority that don't know, just check this out. It's generally been one of those post-seasons where you wouldn't be surprised if Bud Selig had threatened death on the umpires' children if they don't follow though with his diabolical plan. ...
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