The McLouth foul Homerun Call

[Enjoy Terror]

Blame the HR call all you want; this offense is miserable and the real culprit if we lose. Don't scapegoat a BS home run call and pretend that the Orioles were jobbed out of the playoffs because of it.

[Ooooooohhhh!!!!]

The usher said it nicked the pole. Makes me feel like I'm not seeing things. I think it did hit the pole, but not enough for the umps to call it a homer.

[Rene88]

Blame the HR call all you want; this offense is miserable and the real culprit if we lose. Don't scapegoat a BS home run call and pretend that the Orioles were jobbed out of the playoffs because of it.

Good post sir.

[Scalious]

From what I saw. I think it Hit the pole.

Just don't think it was clear enough for them to overturn it..

Its pisses me off a little bit. but I understand why the call stood...

[elextrano8]

I respectfully disagree. I am not sure what they were looking at or what angles, but nothing that I saw that would lead me to believe it should be overturned.

After they showed us the blimp image (which they may or may not have had access to), that gave me some pause.

Better question-why did they come out so fast or what angles were they looking at?

Come-on dude, the blimp angle was the least-helpful shot for determining if it was foul. The umps came out so fast because either: They didn't review it thoroughly enough, or they don't have enough camera angles to have made that call correctly.

[Jagwar]

We can agree there. That was awfully quick for a big call in the game.

They probably weren't looking for a change of direction.

At some point you have to realize your eyes are going to see what you are wishing to see. I really don't think the evidence is good enough to overturn.

[LookitsPuck]

Blame the HR call all you want; this offense is miserable and the real culprit if we lose. Don't scapegoat a BS home run call and pretend that the Orioles were jobbed out of the playoffs because of it.

Yeah, let's not be pissed about poor umpiring, a chance to tie the game and keep it close. Lets just twiddle our fingers and wrongfully assume that we will hit 5 home runs in a game.

[waroriole]

I can't say it definitely hit the pole. The frame by frame replay is disorienting because you lose the shadow of the ball. It may have hit the pole, but I can't say for sure.

This, and at this point I don't care. We have had enough chances to win this series. If we lose, it ain't because of that call.

[Rene88]

The usher said it nicked the pole. Makes me feel like I'm not seeing things. I think it did hit the pole, but not enough for the umps to call it a homer.

This. Tough call regardless.

[Rene88]

They probably weren't looking for a change of direction.

At some point you have to realize your eyes are going to see what you are wishing to see. I really don't think the evidence is good enough to overturn.

They looked for like 10 seconds, I guess not:)

[elextrano8]

Blame the HR call all you want; this offense is miserable and the real culprit if we lose. Don't scapegoat a BS home run call and pretend that the Orioles were jobbed out of the playoffs because of it.

If we lose by one run, you better bet that the O's were jobbed out of a potential series win. It doesn't matter how the rest of the offense is doing.

[Jagwar]

Yeah, let's not be pissed about poor umpiring, a chance to tie the game and keep it close. Lets just twiddle our fingers and wrongfully assume that we will hit 5 home runs in a game.

It wasn't poor umpiring. Let it go. There is no way that call gets overturned on such flimsy evidence.

[waroriole]

The 7th inning was a perfect example of why we are in the position we're in, not the umpires "missing" a call that may have been right.

[Enjoy Terror]

If we lose by one run, you better bet that the O's were jobbed out of a potential series win. It doesn't matter how the rest of the offense is doing.

It'll be a cold day in hell when the Orioles get within one run of the Yankees again this season.

[RichmondOsFan]

Quick, somebody send Sager to videotape the Yankees-employed usher's "confession," then hustle him over to Torre in the Steinbrenner suite to get this all straightened out!