Ump admits he missed call in 19th

[madinmaryland]

ATLANTA (AP) -- Major League Baseball and umpire Jerry Meals agree Meals made the wrong call in Atlanta's 4-3, 19-inning win over Pittsburgh early Wednesday morning.

Meals ruled Pittsburgh catcher Mike McKenry failed to tag Atlanta's Julio Lugo in the bottom of the 19th, allowing Lugo to score the winning run. Replays showed McKenry clearly tagging Lugo before Lugo reached the plate.

The Pirates filed a formal complaint hours after the longest game in team history, and MLB executive vice president for baseball operations Joe Torre said it appeared Meals missed the call.

Later Wednesday, Meals said he saw in his review of the play that Lugo's pants moved slightly when tagged. Meals said that showed him he missed the call.

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/baseball/mlb/07/27/pirates.complaint.ap/index.html#ixzz1TMY24jk8

BTW, they are now in extra inning. This seems to be a 1992 redux. :grr:

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ETA: Sarah Palin can go fuck herself, just as everyone at Fox Noise can.

[HuckleB]

1. Why don't we get up in arms every time a player makes an error?

Shouldn't fans be able to file formal complaints when their team screws up?