Re: It was fair
Aramis Ramirez:
Ramirez safe at first on left fielder Pujols' fielding error, Ramirez to second.
Troy O'Leary:
Strike looking, O'Leary flied out to left.
Eric Karros:
Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Karros struck out swinging.
Alex S. Gonzalez:
Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Gonzalez doubled to deep left center, Ramirez scored.
Damian Miller:
Ball, Strike looking, Miller doubled to left, Gonzalez scored.
Carlos Zambrano:
Ball, Zambrano reached on an infield single, Miller to third.
Tom Goodwin:
Ball, Ball, Ball, Goodwin walked, Zambrano to second.
Tony Womack:
Strike looking, Womack reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Goodwin out at second.
End of Inning (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error)
Look the next two guys whiffed, then Gonzales doubled, I am not disputing the call was goofy with no one on base, since he didn't have to make a throw, the transfer of the ball to his hand is usually not considered a big deal.
My point is that Alou's hit would have scored 2 or 3 runs nothing else would have had to happen, the Cubs still might have lost, but it was easily more dramatic, just look at the reaction from the teams and the announcers. Pujols play in retrospect was costly but it could have been nothing, so it simply isn't as dramatic, take you Sox cap off for a moment and look at this objectively.
Aramis Ramirez:
Ramirez safe at first on left fielder Pujols' fielding error, Ramirez to second.
Troy O'Leary:
Strike looking, O'Leary flied out to left.
Eric Karros:
Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Karros struck out swinging.
Alex S. Gonzalez:
Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Gonzalez doubled to deep left center, Ramirez scored.
Damian Miller:
Ball, Strike looking, Miller doubled to left, Gonzalez scored.
Carlos Zambrano:
Ball, Zambrano reached on an infield single, Miller to third.
Tom Goodwin:
Ball, Ball, Ball, Goodwin walked, Zambrano to second.
Tony Womack:
Strike looking, Womack reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Goodwin out at second.
End of Inning (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error)
Look the next two guys whiffed, then Gonzales doubled, I am not disputing the call was goofy with no one on base, since he didn't have to make a throw, the transfer of the ball to his hand is usually not considered a big deal.
My point is that Alou's hit would have scored 2 or 3 runs nothing else would have had to happen, the Cubs still might have lost, but it was easily more dramatic, just look at the reaction from the teams and the announcers. Pujols play in retrospect was costly but it could have been nothing, so it simply isn't as dramatic, take you Sox cap off for a moment and look at this objectively.
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