Ump Chokes on Homer Call

sooze posted 5/19/2008 from www.babeslovebaseball.com [flag]

Carlos Delgado's shot to left bounced off of the foul pole and land under a fan's seat. A fair ball, a home run. Too bad 3 out of 4 umpires disagreed. [link]

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Walkoff Walk Point/Counterpoint: Instant Replay in Baseball
Published 5/19/2008 by Rob Iracane at Walkoff Walk
... In last night's Mets-Yankees tussle on ESPN, the umpires conferenced to discuss a call on Carlos Delgado's line drive to left field that was initially (and correctly) ruled a home run. After a short chit-chat, home plate ump Bob Davidson incorrectly overruled the original call and deemed that the ball was foul, which prompted an incessantly irritating conversation between announcers Joe Morgan and Jon Miller. ...

Yanks Lose Second Straight To Mets

gridtalker posted 5/19/2008 from www.yankstalk.com

Sunday night at the Stadium, the Yankees dropped their second straight to the Mets, 11-2. Chien-Ming Wang ran into trouble in the 4th inning, and the Yankee offense only managed 3 hits for the game. Chien-Ming Wang breezed through the first 3 innings, but ran into troublein the 4th inning. Wang allowed four runs on four hits in the fourth inning, and was charged with ...

After waving off Delgado's home run, ump Davidson admits mistake - MLB

The Victoria Times found this 5/19/2008 on sports.espn.go.com

After losing out on a clear home run ball Sunday for the second time this season, the New York Mets might become the newest proponents of Major League Baseball instituting instant replay. In Sunday's Subway Series finale, a Carlos Delgado fly ball ...

Some Stats To Make You Sick

Greg C. posted 5/19/2008 from slidingintohome.blogspot.com

Here are some clutch stats for the 2008 NY Yankees: With RISP: .238 (85-for-357). 2 out with RISP: .218 (37-for-170). Late & Close: .242 (38-for-157). In a tie game: .242 (95-for-388). With the bases loaded: .239 (9-for-39). Vs. the Mets with RISP: (0-for-15), last 6 games: 4-for-40. Comeback ability? Here is the Yankees record when trailing after each inning: 2nd: 2-9 3rd: 2-9 4th: 1-13 ...

Oops, my bad… Umpire blows Delgado homer

tball275 posted 5/19/2008 from www.insidetheballpark.com

Bob Davidson is very animated... he and Ozzie Guillen would get along well... Look at his comments after he found out he really did blow the call on what should have been a 3-run homer for Carlos Delgado!

The Home Run That Didn't Count

globalnym posted 5/19/2008 from globalnym.blogspot.com

So by now, you've probably all seen the home run hit by Carlos Delgado which was called a foul ball by the umpires in Sunday Night's Mets-Yankee's game. If you haven't, you can see it here. This type of play is the kinda thing that makes me think about the rules and unwritten rules of baseball... READ MORE

WILLIE MUM AFTER BLOWN HOMER CALL
Fans who fault Willie Randolph for his emotionless style got some fresh ammunition last night when the Mets manager stayed in the game despite a badly blown call against Carlos Delgado. Even with copious evidence in his favor, Randolph barely...

Resilient Mets are king of the hill, top of the heap
What could be my final visit to the old Yankee Stadium turned out to be quite a memorable one. Met cheers outnumbering Yankee cheers toward the end of the game to the point where Oliver Perez actually tips his cap in the enemy ballpark! But despite ...

Roundup: Mets get to Wang, beat Yanks for sweep
Carlos Delgado had a three-run homer taken away on a blown call, then promptly knocked an RBI base h...

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Oliver Perez shut down the slumping New York Yankees, Jose Reyes homered for the second consecutive game and the Mets cruised to an 11-2 rout Sunday night for a rain-shortened sweep of their crosstown rivals.

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METS (22-19, 2nd place/NL East) at BRAVES (22-21, 4th place/NL East) Tuesday (Game 1): RHP John Maine (5-2, 2.81) vs. LHP Tom Glavine (1-1, 4.41), 1:10 p.m. (SNY, WFAN, WADO) Tuesday (Game 2): RHP Claudio Vargas (0-1, 2.84) vs. RHP Jorge ...