Posted on October 22nd, 2009 by refpolice
Fortunately for Tim McLelland and the rest of the umpiring crew at last night’s game 4 between the Yankees & Angels, the Yankees ran up the score and the bad calls didn’t impact the game’s outcome. But the sad and troubling fact remains: video replay is exposing not just inconsistent strike zones, but flat out [...]
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Posted on October 17th, 2009 by refpolice
Trailing by 7 with 8 minutes to play in the game, Florida benefited from two bad calls that allowed them to score a late touchdown and tie the game. After Arkansas misses a long field goal, Florida marched doenfield and kicked a game winning field goal as time expired, preserving their unbeaten record and #1 [...]
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Posted on October 17th, 2009 by refpolice
As if freezing their asses off weren’t enough to drive Rockies fans and players crazy, they had to accept Chase Utley’s foul ball as a hit in the ninth inning of a crucial tie game 3 last night tin Denver. Utley fouled a pitch off his knee and ran to first base where he wa [...]
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Posted on September 17th, 2009 by refpolice
In a potential playoff preview, the Angels got a preview of what kind of treatment visiting teams get at Fenway. With bases loaded, two outs and a full count in the ninth and the Angles clinging to a 1-run lead, Halos reliever Brian Fuentes delivered a pitch straight down the middle (obviously) and batter Nick [...]
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Posted on September 13th, 2009 by refpolice
In a crucial moment late in the second set of a womens semi final match, Serena Williams was called for footfault giving Kim Clijisters a match point. In the subsequent berating of the linesman for calling a foot fault at such an important point in the match, Williams was dinged a point for unsportsmanlike conduct, [...]
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Posted on September 4th, 2009 by refpolice
After decking Boise State linebacker Byron Hout with a mean right cross after a dismal effort by the Ducks, the Oregon athletics department has suspended Blount indefinitely. In fact, as his teammates tried to restrain him and get him into the locker room before this ugly incident got any worse, Blount stayed on the field [...]
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