One Game Playoff: Padres at Rockies

[TheLetterZ]

Re: One Game Playoff: Padres at Rockies

I think he hesitated with the call because he didn't have an angle to see whether or not Barrett held onto the ball.

[RockyTop1]

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He should be out. Barrett went back and got the ball and tagged him.

[LiquidCrash]

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I couldn't see for sure if he got the edge of the plate after he hit the cleat, they needed an overhead view. I think he might have gotten the corner of it. Either way he's called safe, and its over. Great job by the Rockies!

[Pierzynski 12]

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It's over with. Thank god.

[Beantown]

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I couldn't see for sure if he got the edge of the plate after he hit the cleat, they needed an overhead view. I think he might have gotten the corner of it. Either way he's called safe, and its over. Great job by the Rockies!

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking. Barret's pad covers up whether or not his hand hit the corner after colliding with his cleat.

[elicoleman]

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I think he hesitated with the call because he didn't have an angle to see whether or not Barrett held onto the ball.

Exactly.

The ump doesn't always have the best angle so you just have to go with your best judgment.

In the heat of the moment, we all thought he touched the plate. Just because he's an ump doesn't mean he's not human.

Oh well. Congrats to the Rockies.

[Chaos81]

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Don't think he tagged him after, Tim made the safe call. Should have been no call, and i'd assume Barrett would have ended up tagging him. Should still be playing right now.

Barrett did tag him. You can see Tim make the call, after which Barrett hesitated, then made the tag anyways just in case.

[bjf1377]

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Lets not go overboard here. That one play shouldn't change the fact it was a great game, and there's no doubt in my mind that the Rockies still would've won that game.

Yeah, but you can't just assume that a team is gonna win. If he woulda been called out, that might have shifted momentum a little, and there woulda been 2 outs in the inning.

[Brandon13]

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That screwed up ending didn't play that huge of a factor. The Rockies would've won the way things were going for Hoffy boy.

Congrats to the Rockies!

Completely disagree, man. That screw up was the game. The Rockies probably would have gone on to win but who really knows.

Great game though and I'm glad to see the Rockies move on.

[Kelverin]

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Hoffman's blown games will stick out more than his other saves that also came in clutch situations because people will choose to remember that, just like some people who want to bash Rivera will point out 2001.

I am sure he will care about a bunch of fanboys when he gives his acceptance speech for the Hall of Fame.

[VidGaminMachine476]

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I agree.

This was a great game.

[mgoblue]

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Exactly.

The ump doesn't always have the best angle so you just have to go with your best judgment.

In the heat of the moment, we all thought he touched the plate. Just because he's an ump doesn't mean he's not human.

Oh well. Congrats to the Rockies.

We don't in other sports (NBA, NHL, NFL), for what it's worth....all have instant replay of some sort

[bjf1377]

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Exactly.

The ump doesn't always have the best angle so you just have to go with your best judgment.

In the heat of the moment, we all thought he touched the plate. Just because he's an ump doesn't mean he's not human.

Oh well. Congrats to the Rockies.

McClellan was behind Barrett, so he had a full view of the plate, and he could have seen if any fingers snuck through and touched the plate.

[Angel_Fan]

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There really is no clear cut view of him missing home plate. I think he got the edge of it but you cant really tell. McClellan had the best angle so all we can do is speculate. Great baseball game though.

[Skerik]

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In the heat of the moment, we all thought he touched the plate. Just because he's an ump doesn't mean he's not human.

I guess the difference is that none of us were standing two feet away from the play like McClelland was, nor are any of us being paid to make correct calls to decide MLB games.