wtf, ump?
(Oh, I know the Bill Leavy jokes will get tired soon enough but I’m using it for all bad reffing until the start of the NFL season.)
Well, folks, remember when we called the WBC a joke? Now, I’m sure the Japanese think so too. A tag up play turned from a run scored for the Japanese team to a controversial inning ending double play when the home plate umpire ruled the man at third left early. Replays show he didn’t leave early. So instead of being up one run, the game was still tied and then in the bottom of the ninth, A-Rod comes through in the clutch and gets the game winning RBI single.
The Japanese team was less than pleased. Why would the home plate umpire overrule the third base ump who was right there? Makes no sense to me.
Let’s see, 22 of the 32 umpires working the WBC are American. Most of em are second rate minor league umps. Are they biased or just incompetent?
[Fox Sports]: WBC could face major ump controversy
