Worst call ever? Probably not but it will get a mention in the book of horribly blown calls.
Can you imagine being the Pirates and losing a game in the 19th inning because of an inexplicably brutal call?
That's what happened last night when home plate umpire Jerry Meals called Julio Lugo safe on a tag play at home which resulted in the Braves beating the visiting Pirates 4-3.
Now, a bang-bang play at the plate I can understand an ump missing a call. But when the tag is made 4 feet up the line by Mike McKendry and the runner himself thinks he's out, then there is a problem.
I'm not questioning Meals integrity. I'm questioning what in the world could he have possibly seen that would allow him to make such an erroneous call?
It's about time umpires are made accountable for their bad calls. If I were the Commissioner of Baseball I would suspend Meals for a week. Let him ponder his atrocious call. Of course the weak Bud Selig would never do that. I hope I'm wrong on that.
Bottom line...the Buccos got shafted, big time after 6 hours and 39 minutes.
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