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Originally Posted by conor912
Yeah, West was all over the f*ing place tonight. Not a good game for him, by any means. That said, the Sox failed to adjust and just took too many good pitches.
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I thought Joe West did a fine job. He missed only a couple calls all night and they went both ways (some for Boston, some for Detroit).
Buster Olney reported after the game that the Red Sox were frustrated. They couldn't read Sanchez, at times taking out their frustrations on home plate umpire Joe West. Buster continued to explain how some of the players viewed replay of the suspect bad calls and came to the conclusion that the right calls were made. Shane Victorino, for example, (after watching replay of his at bats) was reported to say "a couple of those that I thought he got wrong, he got right". The Red Sox seemed to disagree with not only Joe West at home, but also the 1st & 3rd base umpires on partial swings. It began to get old after awhile.
It was a pretty intense game to watch, looking forward to game 2.