10-13-2005, 11:16 PM
Rhydderch Hael,Oct 12 2005, 08:41 PM Wrote:Aye. That wasâ interesting.Yeah, that was one of the worst jobs of officiating I've ever seen. Not only was the outcome completely wrong, but he initially indicated out, got bullied into confusion and changed his mind.
"Strike out! You're out! Inning over! Hey, you ran to the bag. Since you ran, I assume that means you thought you're safe. Okey dokey. Safe!"
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I think the best explanation I've heard so far is that it was a young referee who got confused and assumed the veteran catcher would know better than he what happened. So much for calling it like you see it...
-TheDragoon