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Originally Posted by declansharbor
FTFY
Throw in the fact that Chuckles failed to put a defensive shift on for Ethier. Theres no excuse for Bruntlett not hugging the foul line more than he was. Two bonehead mistakes like that can ruin all the good things the pitching staff has done lately.
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That's true(about Ethier hitting it down that right field line.) Was a bad pitch though(I guess Lidge thought he was gunna be female n' take the 1st pitch like every other Dodger batter last night.) The ball hit to Feliz wasn't as easy a ball as it seems. Had quite a bit of a top spin arc towards 3rd base. He should of made the play, but it's not as bad a botch as Hudson blowing the doubleplay ball. Look, the ump gave Lidge a gift to start the inning. There's no way that low outside pitch to Furcal was a strike (although this guy probably would of struck out swinging wildly on the next junk pitch.) Furcal has aged 5 years in 9 months. Blackthroated Wind aged 10 years in 2 years. It happens. That's a fill-in ump from the minors. I can see why so many on the internet want him to go back there quickly. He was calling the low extreme corners for the Phillies all night, but didn't give it to Milton at all. Weird ump. Didn't feel like a big league ump was back there. Why would you have a minor league fill-in ump call balls n' strikes twice in 7 days? He's a fkn band-aid.