Having worked there for one summer, I have a weakness for the Tampa Bay Rays. They are having a surprisingly good season and, as of this writing, have the best record in the American League. I hope they make it to the playoffs. On Tuesday, they defeated the Angels for the second night in a row but not before suffering one of the worst calls ever in major league history. The link is here.
Now I am generally not a conspiracy guy but this call leaves one to wonder. Tampa Bay is hardly a premier market. Despite having the best record in baseball, they have not been on national television all season. If they make the playoffs, Fox will have no choice but to televise them. And you know they would much rather have games in New York, Boston or Chicago.
The umpire -- Gerry Meals and his crew chief Gary Darling -- insisted after the game that B.J. Upton turned towards second and the right call was made. After viewing the call again, I can only conclude one of two things.
1) These two guys are the most imcompetent boobs ever to work a professional sporting event.
OR
2) Maybe the NBA ref who said the league wanted certain teams to win was right after all. He just had the wrong league ... and the wrong sport.
I hate to think the latter but look at the link above and decide for yourself.
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