The peak of bad calls?

[philliesfan]

Agreed. What a horrible call. If MLB can completely change baseball statistics by adding the Nergro league stats, they why can't they change that blown call to give credit for that perfect game?

I am not sure about this one, but didn't the great Roberto Clemente pass away with 2,999 hits only to have MLB review tapes and change an error to a base hit giving Clemente 3,000 hits? (I agree with this decision)

Does anyone remember any other times where MLB did something like this? I am not talking changing a hit to an error the next day.
Bob

[irv]

Originally Posted by philliesfan

Agreed. What a horrible call. If MLB can completely change baseball statistics by adding the Nergro league stats, they why can't they change that blown call to give credit for that perfect game?

I am not sure about this one, but didn't the great Roberto Clemente pass away with 2,999 hits only to have MLB review tapes and change an error to a base hit giving Clemente 3,000 hits? (I agree with this decision)

Does anyone remember any other times where MLB did something like this? I am not talking changing a hit to an error the next day.
Bob

I agree. With the evidence clearly showing he was out, it should be a no brainer to reverse this call and give credit where credit is due.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlDTBDJbNE4

[Jim65]

Originally Posted by philliesfan

Agreed. What a horrible call. If MLB can completely change baseball statistics by adding the Nergro league stats, they why can't they change that blown call to give credit for that perfect game?
Bob

MLB will never open that can of worms, MLB would be obligated to review and overturn every bad call that happened before instant replay, can't do it for one and not others.

[philliesfan]

But they did just that for Clemente.

[steve B]

They didn't make a change for Clemente, unless they knew and did it before his last season.

It was known as hit 3000 when it happened.

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

[scmavl]

Originally Posted by Jim65

MLB will never open that can of worms, MLB would be obligated to review and overturn every bad call that happened before instant replay, can't do it for one and not others.

I agree. Plus, I think it makes Gallaraga's "perfect" game that much more memorable. I don't even remember who pitched the last perfect game, but I will always remember that one.

[clydepepper]

Last night's call at the plate was awful...from every replay angle...what are they viewing? '...no definitive proof that the runner didn't tag the plate'???

On a National Telecast even!


https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...d-phillies-win
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[philliesfan]

rats60 - thanks for pointing this out. I did not know what happened.....boy was wrong all these years thinking that
You learn something new everyday.
Thnaks,
Bob

[rats60]

Originally Posted by philliesfan

Agreed. What a horrible call. If MLB can completely change baseball statistics by adding the Nergro league stats, they why can't they change that blown call to give credit for that perfect game?

I am not sure about this one, but didn't the great Roberto Clemente pass away with 2,999 hits only to have MLB review tapes and change an error to a base hit giving Clemente 3,000 hits? (I agree with this decision)

Does anyone remember any other times where MLB did something like this? I am not talking changing a hit to an error the next day.
Bob

No, it was exactly the opposite with Clemente. He had 2999 hits when he beat out an infield hit for 3000. The scorer ruled it an error instead. Next day Clemente got his 3000th hit, a clean double.

[Snapolit1]

Non-call at end of today's Mets game was pretty dreadful.