Three of the worst calls in MLB history that I remember, that changed the entire complexion of each series...
Rich Garcia awarding Derek Jeter a homerun when Jeffry Maier clearly took the ball off the field of play, Baltimore was on the brink of going up 2-0 vs NYY, and the series was coming back to Balto for 3 games, instead series tied and Balto ended up losing the next 3 games!
Denkinger game, the Cardinals and Jaquin Andujar , complete meltdown 11-0 game 7 loss.
The White Sox, to a lesser extent , because they had not lead the game...but did never recover , losing 3 straight.
Rich Garcia awarding Derek Jeter a homerun when Jeffry Maier clearly took the ball off the field of play, Baltimore was on the brink of going up 2-0 vs NYY, and the series was coming back to Balto for 3 games, instead series tied and Balto ended up losing the next 3 games!
Denkinger game, the Cardinals and Jaquin Andujar , complete meltdown 11-0 game 7 loss.
The White Sox, to a lesser extent , because they had not lead the game...but did never recover , losing 3 straight.
If Whitey Hezog leaves Ken Dayley in to pitch the 9th, there'd be no controversy and the Cards would win in 6. Dayley pitched 12 innings in that postseason and only gave up 3 hits. He had just blown the Royals away in the 8th and actually came out and warmed-up to pitch the ninth. The Royals sent up a righthanded pinch hitter and Herzog outsmarted himself by bringing in Worrell. The Royals then sent Orta to the plate and the rest is history.
cut across shorty said:
That does not make any sense. Todd Worell got the ground ball.Thats like saying if the ump would have called the guy safe last night on the DP in the 9th Phil Garner should have had someone else pitching besides Brad Lidge. It was not Worrells fault. Worell was a stud pitcher that season and the next 4 or 5 years after that.
CHOPTALK said:
Horrible analogy. The Denkinger play was the first batter of the inning.
I believe Worrell was a rookie (mid season call-up... he had 5 saves, Dayley had 11, and Lahti 19). Worrell proceded to give up 2 more hits. Dayley gave up 3 hits the whole post-season (in 12 innings) and was probably the best pitcher on the planet at that moment.
If the same play happens to Dayley. He goes back to the mound and dominates the next 3 hitters.
