Watching the Subway Series, and okay we lost the first two and that hurts, but it's part of the game.
Another part of the game = when a batter gets nailed in the shin by a fastball, he gets to yelp in pain, and stand on first base. Doug Mientkiewicz got hit in the shin. The umpire had the NERVE to accuse him of turning in to get hit. I know that people do that. But if you watch the tape, you can see he's having a human reaction and just trying to move - not necessarily INTO the ball's trajectory. LoDuca and the Ump swear up and down he did. Instead of the walk he earned, he ended up popping up to the outfield, and the man who was on third got nowhere. If the game ends up being a 1-run difference, you can BET that umpire is going to wind up with a few broken body parts/kneecaps.
*It's New York, afterall ;).
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