Every time an umpire blows a significant call, there is the usual clamoring for instant replay. However, even that fail safe proved insufficient in the last night’s game between the Yankees and Royals. The controversy started in the bottom of the third inning when Royals’ DH Billy Butler lined a Bartolo Colon fastball off the […]
Archive for August 18th, 2011
Double Trouble: Failure to Protest Compounds Umpire’s Costly Error
Posted in Baseball, MLB, Umpires, Yankees, tagged Joe Girardi, Kansas City Royals, Pine Tar Game on August 18, 2011 | 1 Comment »
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