Baseball 2011

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Originally Posted by shadows

Yet again the Blue Jays get screwed by pathetic umping. Edwin was clearly safe, and that should have been the tying run. Umpires need to be held accountable, not so much for that play, but for the huge ones like the Perfect Game that was blown because of the umpire. There are some pathetic umpires in baseball and referees in hockey that need to be shown the door(Angel Hernandez is a good example).

I agree: he was safe. The Red Sox did not deserve to win at that point, and even if the call at the plate had been correct Papelbon surely did not deserve to register a "save."