O/T Is This The Worst Call You’ve Ever Seen?

[dealme]

The Denkinger and Joyce calls were the first that came to mind. Although, I have to say that I gained immense respect for Joyce after he manned up and owned it....something that I feel is quite rare in the umpiring world.

P.S. Would this be the wrong place to go on a rant about Joe West?

I was listening to the afternoon program on MLB Network Radio on XM earlier this week. They were taking callers on the show, and the callers were giving their opinions of the biggest disappointments for the first half of the season. One caller stated that the biggest disappointment was that Joe West was still umpiring games. I couldn't agree more.

Cheers!
Mark

[Fred]

I haven't read this thread from the beginning but I'm going to have to guess a majority are calling out Jim Joyce's blown call that denied Armando Galarraga of a perfect game. That call wasn't even close. You have to give it to Galarraga for not totally losing it. It's just sickening to see that knowing how rare the perfect game is.

[JollyElm]

The infamous 'non-tag' of Bud Harrelson at home plate in Game 2 of the 1973 World Series has always been a thorn in the side of us Mets fans...

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...E&&FORM=VRDGAR

...but a helluva lot of people fail to realize that we actually won that game in extra innings.

[commishbob]

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[tjb1952tjb]

The worst call, IMO.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmncfTtoZN8

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by tjb1952tjb

The worst call, IMO.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmncfTtoZN8

This.

[Leon]

No way.
Not even anywhere in the same realm of missing the batter going all the way around and 2 umps missing it. Had the runner fallen down half way and the pitcher tagged the bag with him 10 ft away, and 2 umps missed it, then yeah. Otherwise it's crazy to think this play was a worse call.

Is this a million percent more important call, yes. Is it a worse technical call. Whomever thinks this fairly close play at first was a worse call is blind.

Originally Posted by tjb1952tjb

The worst call, IMO.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmncfTtoZN8

[AGuinness]

Originally Posted by Fred

I haven't read this thread from the beginning but I'm going to have to guess a majority are calling out Jim Joyce's blown call that denied Armando Galarraga of a perfect game. That call wasn't even close. You have to give it to Galarraga for not totally losing it. It's just sickening to see that knowing how rare the perfect game is.

In a game of inches, he was out by a mile. Good point on Galaraga handling himself. And he replay of Miggy going from celebration mode to incredulous is amazing.


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