http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05168/523198.stm
NEW YORK — Umpiring cost the Pirates a victory Wednesday.
So said the umpires’ crew chief yesterday, in a rare admission for Major League Baseball.
Ed Montague, a 30-year veteran, acknowledged that first-base umpire Tony Randazzo incorrectly called the New York Yankees’ Gary Sheffield safe on what would have been a game-ending double play in the ninth inning. The Yankees went on to tie the score that inning, then win, 7-5, in the 10th on Jason Giambi’s home run.
Like one more win would help. The faster The Bucco’s move out of town, the faster we can get that professional kickball team moved in!