Blown call confirmed by replay: Pivotal play cost Phillies loss to Brewers?, The blown call heard around the sports world this weekend most likely cost the Phillies the game against the Brewers, or at least it took their chance away to even the score.
It was the second-base umpire Mike Estabrook that made this blown call in the ninth inning which adds more fuel to the fire about the expansion of replay in the MLB. If this blown call had been reversed, the Phillies could have gone on to win the game.
It was replay that eventually caught the blown call by Eastwood, according to USA Today on June 1, 2013. Tom Hallion, home base umpire, confirmed that after watching the replay of the call, that a mistake had been made. This call, although not correct, stood as the umpire called it, giving the Phillies their second out in the ninth inning.
It was at second base in the ninth inning when Eastwood ruled that pinch-runner Kyle Kendrick was out after Francisco Rodrigue's pickoff attempt. The replay showed that Jean Segura applied the tag without the ball in his glove, which was confirmed by the home-plate umpire after looking at the replay.
Video: Check out the blown call for the Phillies here or to the left of this article.
According to USA Today, it seems the ball went into the glove and right back out again. The ball came free and rolls into Segura's bare hand during the play, but the umpire's call gave the Phillies their second out in the ninth.
This was a pivotal play as Cesar Hernandez stepped up to the plate next and doubled off the wall. This was a play that Kendrick would have easily scored on if he had been found safe on second base. This would have put the game tied at 4, giving the Phillies a fair swipe at cleaning up with a win.
Kendrick, who sounded like a good sport saying it was “just a bad call,” did end his comments with his thoughts that this blown call ended up losing the game for the Phillies.
In May, Joe Torre, Major League Baseball's executive vice president of baseball operations updated the team owners on the talks about expanding replay in MLB, according to MLB.com. During this time a few blown calls in May were pointed out among the different teams. It looks like a new list of June incorrect calls to bring to the next meeting starts with the Phillies-Brewers game.
Monday, June 3, 2013
Blown call confirmed by replay: Pivotal play cost Phillies loss to Brewers?
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