October 15, 200520 yr I have watched several discussions of this on Fox and ESPN since it happened. They love to go on and on about the motion the umpire made (The fist). They claim this is why the Angels were running off the field and they thought it was the 3rd out, etc., etc. Well I have watched this several times on a widescreen HDTV. First it is a judgement call if the ball hit the dirt. Second and most importantlyif you watch it Josh Paul throws the ball back to the mound and is completly off screen (ump is in the middle) before the ump makes the fist. JP is also already running towards first base when the ump makes the fist. The commentators are all wrong because the constantly claim that the ump makes the fist before the players leave thier positions.
October 15, 200520 yr QUOTE(KeithFranklin @ Oct 15, 2005 -> 02:42 PM) Well I have watched this several times on a widescreen HDTV. First it is a judgement call if the ball hit the dirt. Second and most importantlyif you watch it Josh Paul throws the ball back to the mound and is completly off screen (ump is in the middle) before the ump makes the fist. JP is also already running towards first base when the ump makes the fist. The commentators are all wrong because the constantly claim that the ump makes the fist before the players leave thier positions. Fox never lets the facts get in the way of what they want to report.
October 15, 200520 yr QUOTE(hi8is @ Oct 15, 2005 -> 02:14 PM) fox = the angles b**** You sober again, hi8is? Anyway, if yesterdays game doesn't put that "controversy" to rest, than nothing will. As it's always said, sometimes it's better to be lucky than good.
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