[fiftymegaton]

Baseball games are not nearly as emotional as football games but if it was a world series game that would be a huge call. But how did the umpires in that game handle the call?? Did they stand around for 10 minutes before saying anything? or call the game over with 48 seconds still left on the clock? or end the game and then after another 20 min send all the players back on the field and then give the ball to the wrong team? In baseball they dont have the instant replay and if they wouldnt have had the instant replay in this football game the call would have never been challenged and Cleveland would have scored on the next play, won the game, and the fans plastic throwing would never have happened.

[BluesDuke]

Baseball games are not nearly as emotional as football games

That's what you think.


But how did the umpires in that game handle the call?? Did they stand around for 10 minutes before saying anything?

If I recall the game in question, the manager of the team who should have had the third out argued the call and was blocked by the other umpires who stood by their man. In fact, there were further repercussions - guess which ump turned up as the home plate ump for the Game Seven that should not have had to be played. And guess which ump was calling the borderline pitches balls on that manager's pitchers but strikes for the other guy's pitchers, while the other guys blew them out for the Series?

...the call would have never been challenged and Cleveland would have scored on the next play, won the game, and the fans plastic throwing would never have happened.

Still excusemongering? Come, now. I can tell by listening to you that you are an intelligent person. That is really beneath you.