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john/z28jdThis time it should be the ump who gets remembered for the error not the player.Josh Paul did the right thing because he caught the ball in the first place.I like how the umpire got on tv and straight lied and then they proved him wrong on baseball tonight.
I wasnt rooting for any team going into this series in either league but i really hope the Angels advance now so this play is just an afterthought.Pure stupidity on the umpires part and he doesnt have the guts to admit his mistake.
The other part about the umpire saying he didnt make the verbal call is even more of an excuse on his part because Erstad the 1st baseman saw the out call and started leaving the field.If there was a potential play at first because of the ball in the dirt then he wouldve had to cover first and rely on the umpires call to know to be there for the throw.Once that 2nd signal is made play is over not matter what happened because thats how the umpire called it all night.
AJ tricked him into believing the ball was in the dirt and he fell for it without consulting anyone,plain and simple.It would be nice if baseball stepped in and said he was obviously wrong twice and lied about it and he cant umpire again and fill his spot with someone suitable but that wont happen.