Five Controversial World Series Calls

2009-11-17T10:35:56-05:00

2008-10-26T13:08:47-04:00

2008-10-27T14:47:17-04:00

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BigFletchDog

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30 Right, bad calls or not, at least it is going the way that I had hoped... 3162173

2008-10-26T17:47:45-04:00

baroncoop

Scott Air Force Base 592787

9 Oh come on. Kent Hrbek pulled Ron Gant off of first base in game 2 of the 1991 World Series, and Gant was called out. The Twins went on to win that game too. Why isn't that one in here? Umpire Drew Coble got death threats for years for one, as did Hrbek. Even the announcers, JackBuck and Tim McCarver were in the booth saying that Gant was pulled off the bag. 3155066

2008-10-27T14:45:52-04:00

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BigFletchDog

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Oh come on. Kent Hrbek pulled Ron Gant off of first base in game 2 of the 1991 World Series, and Gant was called out. The Twins went on to win that game too. Why isn't that one in here? Umpire Drew Coble got death threats for years for one, as did Hrbek. Even the announcers, JackBuck and Tim McCarver were in the booth saying that Gant was pulled off the bag.

29 To me, this is the biggest controversy in World Series history. Since many refer to 1991 as the greatest World Series ever played, I suppose that would be fitting. 3162138

2008-10-27T13:46:27-04:00

robinchute

Sioux City 373515

28 i agree with the Jeff Mayer thing but that was not the world series...this article is about controversial world series calls... as for instant replay in baseball...i think they got it right with adding instand replay for fair/foul balls and home runs...if you start adding it for everything else baseball would suck. also, for those who think umpiring is easy...go out and try it...the Phillies game call was wrong but we got to see it 100 times in slow motion. the umpire saw it once in real speed... 3161244

2008-10-27T13:29:22-04:00

gnjaxon

Fort Wayne 24656

27 I seem to recall the Cardinals having over 27 outs to still clinch that series. If you want to blame anyone blame Darrell Porter or the tarp roller that tried to eat Vince Coleman. There are still people sending death threats to Denkinger. Get over it. 3160982

2008-10-27T10:53:02-04:00

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Mozart

Denver 29641

26 The stupid yankee kid mayer is the worst call ever. Can't get much more "hometown" than that. 3158903

2008-10-27T10:46:22-04:00

CapeCodm

Sandwich 593170

25 Should have mentioned Jeffrey Mayer or whatever that kid's name was in Yankee Stadium, and the homerun ball hitting off some guys leg in the left field stands at Yankee stadium in the 2000 WS that turned into an out at home for the Mets. Both terrible calls, especially the first one, the ump was right there. Bring on the challenge flag in baseball. These guys (umps) suck. 3158773

2008-10-27T09:52:07-04:00

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drj0514

Charleston 37384

24 Bad calls is part of the game....get over it and play ball! 3158047

2008-10-26T21:06:15-04:00

ISU cardinals

Osseo 592899

16 Nothing will ever top the St. Louis/K.C. blown call. That was the series and that cost the Cardinals another ring!!! 3155798

2008-10-27T03:18:12-04:00

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salvaje50

Miami 180977

Nothing will ever top the St. Louis/K.C. blown call. That was the series and that cost the Cardinals another ring!!!

23 Damn straight! That one still bothers me after 23 years 3156957

2008-10-27T00:03:48-04:00

MThorin

Saint Cloud 592716

22 I'm actually loosing interest in the series because of the bad calls. That isn't to say that others should quit watching.. just that I am loosing interest. 3156751

2008-10-26T23:24:23-04:00

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Chasin' Utleys

Temples O' Syrinx 420307

20 Bad officiating or not, it's been an exciting Series, GO PHILLIES!!! 3156594

<div class="photo_container image_right" style="width: 311px; height: 496px;"> <div class="photo"><img src="http://img.fannation.com/upload/si_blog_post_images/tom-hallion.jpg" alt="Tom-hallion" width="298" height="467" /></div> <div class="photo_attributes">Tom Hallion (right) made a controversial call Saturday. AP</div> </div> Umpires are human beings and make mistakes. When it happens in October, the blunder is magnified. First base umpire Tom Hallion made a bad call that went against the Phillies in Game 3 of the World Series on Saturday night. Carl Crawford laid down a drag bunt up the first-base line. Philllies pitcher Jamie Moyer made a terrific play to get the ball and flipped it out of his glove to Ryan Howard, who caught it with his bare hand before Crawford reached the base. Hallion called Crawford safe and the Rays went on to score two runs in the seventh inning and added a run in the eighth to tie it. But in the end, Hallion's blown call meant little when the Phillies scored a run in the ninth to beat the Rays 5-4. Here are five other controversial calls in the World Series history. 5. Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda was literally spitting mad as he protested a call that went against his team in Game 4 of the 1978 World Series. Reggie Jackson was in the middle of the game-changing play, one that quite possibly changed the series. The Dodgers had a 3-1 lead in the sixth inning and the Yankees had runners on first and second when Lou Piniella hit a line drive at Los Angeles shortstop Bill Russell. Russell dropped the ball, picked it up and stepped on second for the force out. He attempted to turn the double play with a throw to first, but the ball wound up in right field when Jackson, standing in the base line, appeared to stick his hip out to deflect the throw. A run scored on the play and the Yankees tied it with a run in the eighth before winning it in the 10th on Piniella's RBI single to even the series at 2-2. 4. Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk's home run in the 12th inning was the signature moment of the 1975 World Series, one of the greatest Fall Classics. Fisk was also involved in a pivotal play that helped the Reds win Game 3. Cincinnati's Cesar Geronimo led off the 10th inning with a single when pinch hitter Ed Armbrister dropped a bunt that bounced high in front of the plate. As Fisk reached up to field the ball, he collided with Armbrister and made a wild throw to second trying to get Geronimo. Red Sox manager Darrell Johnson protested to plate umpire Larry Barnett that Armbrister should have been called out for interfering with Fisk and Geronimo should return to first. But Fisk was charged with an error. Minutes later, Joe Morgan's single scored Geronimo to give the Reds a 6-5 victory. Red Sox fans never forgave or forgot Barnett's call, booing him whenever he was at Fenway Park until his retirement in 1999. 3. Plate umpire Ken Burkhart did what umpires are instructed to do -- make a call even if you're unsure. And that is exactly what Burkhart did, despite never seeing the close play at home in Game 1 of the 1970 World Series between the Orioles and Reds. Cincinnati's Ty Cline hit a chopper in front of the plate with Bernie Carbo on third. As Carbo ran down the line, Burkhart went to position himself in front of the plate and got in the way of Orioles catcher Elrod Hendricks. Burkhart was knocked down and had his back to the play when Hendricks tagged Carbo with his glove. Burkhart turned around, saw that Hendricks had the ball and called Carbo out. But Hendricks had the ball in his bare hand when he tagged Carbo with his glove. The Orioles maintained the lead 4-3 and won by the same score. 2. In Game 1 of the 1955 World Series between the Yankees and Dodgers, Jackie Robinson stole home in the eighth inning. Whitey Ford's pitch reached the plate before Robinson and catcher Yogi Berra appeared to apply the tag. But umpire Bill Summers called Robinson safe. The mild-mannered Berra was anything but as he protested vehemently. The Yankees wound up winning 6-5 but lost the Series in seven games. 1. A blown call by first base umpire Don Denkinger very well may have cost the St. Louis Cardinals the 1985 World Series. And it wasn't even close. Royals pinch hitter Jorge Orta, leading off the ninth with Kansas City 1-0, hit a slow grounder up the line and was clearly out as first baseman Jack Clark fielded the ball and flipped it to pitcher Todd Worrell. However, Denkinger ruled Orta safe. Later in the inning, the Royals got another break on a passed ball by Cardinals catcher Darrell Porter, allowing the potential tying and winning runs to move into scoring position. After an intentional walk loaded the bases, pinch hitter Dane Iorg delivered a two-run, game-winning single with two outs, forcing an anti-climatic seventh game that Kansas City 11-0. 17601 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/580/015/thumb/thumb.jpg 5 XX

Dave Heuschkel

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