http://www.blogging-baseball.com/2006/09/27/blown-home-run-call-10-left-on-base-propel-phillies-to-4-3-loss/ All-time baseball highlights and real-time commentary. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:41:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 http://www.blogging-baseball.com/2006/09/27/blown-home-run-call-10-left-on-base-propel-phillies-to-4-3-loss/#comment-341 Thu, 16 Nov 2006 17:11:27 +0000 http://www.blogging-baseball.com/2006/09/27/blown-home-run-call-10-left-on-base-propel-phillies-to-4-3-loss/#comment-341 [...] The late September fiasco in Washington on 2nd baseman Chase Utley’s drive to rightfield that everyone; the umpires, the Phillies coaches and dugout apparently missed with the wildcard berth on the line, may have given momentum for consideration of instant replay.  But in Utley’s case, the team was “asleep on job” in not making sufficient effort to follow the path of the ball and therefore, not raising a protest immediately after. [...] […] The late September fiasco in Washington on 2nd baseman Chase Utley’s drive to rightfield that everyone; the umpires, the Phillies coaches and dugout apparently missed with the wildcard berth on the line, may have given momentum for consideration of instant replay.  But in Utley’s case, the team was “asleep on job” in not making sufficient effort to follow the path of the ball and therefore, not raising a protest immediately after. […]

]]> http://www.blogging-baseball.com/2006/09/27/blown-home-run-call-10-left-on-base-propel-phillies-to-4-3-loss/#comment-155 Thu, 05 Oct 2006 18:21:54 +0000 http://www.blogging-baseball.com/2006/09/27/blown-home-run-call-10-left-on-base-propel-phillies-to-4-3-loss/#comment-155 [...] One might consider what the pssoible complexion of the game could have been had Kent been more alert or had not hesitated.  Shades of the Utley homer which wasn’t in the opener of the last Phillies/Washington Nationals series.  Imagine the possible impact on the Wild Card result had that call not been botched. [...] […] One might consider what the pssoible complexion of the game could have been had Kent been more alert or had not hesitated.  Shades of the Utley homer which wasn’t in the opener of the last Phillies/Washington Nationals series.  Imagine the possible impact on the Wild Card result had that call not been botched. […]

]]> http://www.blogging-baseball.com/2006/09/27/blown-home-run-call-10-left-on-base-propel-phillies-to-4-3-loss/#comment-143 Sun, 01 Oct 2006 00:20:02 +0000 http://www.blogging-baseball.com/2006/09/27/blown-home-run-call-10-left-on-base-propel-phillies-to-4-3-loss/#comment-143 [...] And doing so, the season for the Phillies came down to Saturday’s West Coast Games.  But both Los Angeles and San Diego won their games giving them 87-74 marks with Sunday’s games to be played.  The best the Phillies can finish is 86-76.  So, as Dandy Don would say, “The party’s over.”  One cannot help but to think back to blown home run call which both the umpires and the Phillies bench on  Utley’s right field drive down the foul-line against the Washington Nationals and wonder, what if… [...] […] And doing so, the season for the Phillies came down to Saturday’s West Coast Games.  But both Los Angeles and San Diego won their games giving them 87-74 marks with Sunday’s games to be played.  The best the Phillies can finish is 86-76.  So, as Dandy Don would say, “The party’s over.”  One cannot help but to think back to blown home run call which both the umpires and the Phillies bench on  Utley’s right field drive down the foul-line against the Washington Nationals and wonder, what if… […]

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