Sometimes I think MLB Umpires are on the take....

[trumad]

Everyone of the Umpires who reviewed this call should be suspended for stupidity.

[Auggie]

1. I was watching this game. According to A's announcers during the wrap-up,

the A's were controlling the telecast and replay -- what fans saw -- and Cleveland was controlling the review -- what the umpires saw. We don't know if Cleveland had the capacity to "enlarge/blow-up" the replay and slo-mo the ball's impact, or, chose not to show the detail, i.e., cheated.

The umpires could only make a call on what they were shown. In real-time, even the A's announcers weren't sure it was a home run. Whatever happened -- blunder, technical problem, cheating, bad umpiring -- the review system really failed.

[trumad]

2. I watched the replay in my note cell phone

And could clearly see it hit the rail.

If the story is that they only saw the review in real time... someone needs to be fired.

[Auggie]

4. Response by crew chief Angel Hernandez:

"It was not evident on the TV we had that it was a home run. ... I don't know what kind of replay you had, but you can't reverse a call unless there's 100 percent evidence."

http://www.sfgate.com/athletics/article/A-s-lose-4-3-after-disputed-call-4500603.php

Something is really screwed-up. MLB must investigate, because there was 100 percent evidence.

[trumad]

5. What do they have---a black and white TV from the sixties?

Two umps holding the rabbit ears while the other watches?

[Auggie]

6. That probably fits in the budget at Cleveland

[chelsea0011]

3. After watching quite a few games this year, I also think the strike zone has changed.

The high and low strikes are hard to come by for pitchers but the call waist high and just outside the plate seems to be getting the strike calls this year. Now, whether or not those strike zone boxes networks use are totally accurate is another thing. It might be why players are striking out at a huge rate.

[Auggie]

7. UPDATE: Umpires had broadcast replays available to them from both Oakland & Cleveland

apparently (my guess) they chose to only review the Cleveland replay. Had they seen the Oakland verison with enhanced effects they would have reveresed the call.

Ken Korach of the A's just announced this on radio during today's radio broadcast.

Umps blew it by relying on a single, and inferior, replay.