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October 13, 2005
Wah wah
I'm agitated at all the whining coming out of Anaheim about last night's ball game. I don't feel like explaining it, so I'll let ESPN do it.
I'll repeat the same thing I say to the people who blame poor Steve Bartman for the Cubs losing the NLCS two years ago: it's not his fault. The team lost it. For the Cubs, Bartman didn't give up 8 runs in the inning. Bartman didn't commit an error in that inning. Bartman certainly didn't lose Game 7.
And so it is with the umpire last night who made the controversial call. The umpire didn't not tag Pierzynski. The umpire didn't let Pablo Ozuna steal second base. And it definitely wasn't the umpire who served up a fat pitch that Joe Crede pounded into the left field corner for a game-winning double.
If the Angels had recovered, nobody would be talking about the ump's call. They didn't, and it's their fault. It's convenient to blame the umpire, but in their hearts, the fans and players should really know whose fault it is.
Posted by oz115 at October 13, 2005 09:03 PM
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Leave it to a product of the Sox farm system to be stupid enough to not make the throw to first base, just in case. After driving in a whopping 42 runs during his five years with the team, Josh Paul finally came through for the Sox.
Posted by: Pete at October 14, 2005 03:09 PM