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Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER
At this point, it's(Pujols versus Manny) like comparing apples to oranges. If it was Pujols, this pitch would never have been called a strike. This guy just wanted to be able to call Manny out (looking.) Now, there's a 5 run lead, and Manny is already coming out soon. So, you're saying for Manny to ignore the fact that the guy had it in for him? I prefer it the way it happened. Manny never did anything dangerous. He threw things up high in the air. Never threw anything at anyone. The important thing is that the pitch got looked at all night by baseball people around the country. They all know this guy called a ball(OBVIOUSLY) a 3rd strike. Maybe other umps will keep their bias under raps now(cuz this guy didn't get away with it.)
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That was a joke. That pitch was definitely a few inches outside. Over the years when they have used some of the really good camera angles in slow motion, I've seen some strikes called that were even worse. Some of these umpires call strikes on pitches that are literally 6 inches outside. Some of the really good pitchers would consistently get these calls. They would throw a slider that was never over the plate at any time, a pitch that started about two inches outside and ended up 5-6 inches outside and they would call it a strike. It would drive me crazy. It would make it almost impossible for a team to score any runs if the umpire is going to call those pitches strikes.