Hello,
Why not? Exactly, why not? Aren't we all sick of Yankees? Let's have a new team be the World Series champs.
Will anything stop the Orioles now?
Below is the Jeffrey Maier incident, where a 12 year old Yankees fan interfered with a ball in play. The ref called the ball a home run, even though on replay it's obvious the ball wouldn't have been a home run. (I'm pretty sure there wasn't replay back in 1996.) Just like the recent Braves-Cardinals Infield Fly Rule game the officials clearly missed the call. Both games were played under protest. (The MLB will never overrule what the refs call on the field. It's too messy and too much work. Also it would open a big can of worms that MLB doesn't want to further deal with.) In both games the announcers are saying the same thing, that both calls are judgment calls and thus can't be overruled.
Now if Maier hadn't interfered, I still don't think that Tarasco would have caught the ball. But it clearly wouldn't have been a home run. The official should have called fan interference and awarded Jeter a double. Of course, no one has any idea of what would have happened if Maier hadn't interfered. But if the fan interference had been called and the inning then played out the same way it actually did then likely Jeter would have still scored. He would have either scored on Tim Raines sharp single to right or Wade Boggs fielder choice the next at bat. (Thanks to Wikipedia.org Jeffrey Maier entry.)
But then I ask what happens if the judgment is wrong? It's silly to have replay and not use it to it's full extent. Who cares about someone's judgment when it's clearly wrong?
The Jeffrey Maier was ruled a home run which tied the game at 4. The Yankees went on to win the game in extra innings and the Yankees went on to win the series 4-1 in games.
Old School Orioles Manager Earl Weaver (NSFW: the language will offend many, be cautious.)
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