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Re: News alert: if RedSoxChick hears one more complaint about the umpire call in the US-Japan game, she is gonna vomit! <FONT COLOR=BLACK><b>[</font>Reply to #<a href="read.pl?1-2560">2560</a>]</b>
3/13/06, 9:32am
You made me laugh out loud!

But, to comment, you're right.  I totally understand that the call stunk and the umpire should be called to task for it. I do..and trust me, I am no friend of the umpire, especially  not the MLB ones (although, I'm pretty sure no MLB umpires are in the WBC).  My problem isn't really with people saying  "oh it was a terrible call"...it was.  And Buck Martinez's defense of it is just pathetic (here's hoping he said all that before he saw a replay)...but I'm reading on many message boards from last night and this morning that this is a "black mark" on the USA and the WBC when, to me, all it really represents is more proof that 1) umpires are human and 2) umpires aren't always very good at their jobs.

[redsoxchick from Boston/MA]
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