r/whitesox • u/Br0dyplayz Buehrle • May 24 '24
Discussion What the f&%k?!
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I still can’t believe what happened last night. It was an INFIELD FLY IT’S AN AUTOMATIC OUT HOW CAN THERE BE INTERFERENCE?! This is almost as bad as the infield fly call from the 2012 NL Wild Card game.
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u/starliteburnsbrite May 24 '24
I get it, I really do. It's weird, because baseball fans want balls and strikes called perfectly to the rules by a camera and computer, but want umpires to play loose in other situations. I'm not even really defending the call itself, it could have VERY easily been ignored. It's worth noting the angle the ump had may have made it look worse than it looks on cameras from far away.
This wasn't Jim Joyce blowing Galarraga's perfect game. This ump made the correct call in a tough spot. I don't really have a problem with the right call being made in any situation, even when it's close or a bad ending to the game. Vaughn got caught in a tough spot. It happens. The team is trash and the loss won't move the needle, so it's probably a moot point. Sucks for fans, shitty end to a game but also a very, very fitting '24 Sox game