Wednesday, July 27, 2011

MLB admits umpire missed call in Pirates game

MLB Executive VP of Baseball Operations Joe Torre says it appeared to him that umpire Jerry Meals missed the call at the end of the Pirates-Braves game. He talks about whether replay could help the games and what happens with the Pirates' formal complaint. More Podcasts " In the bottom of the 19th, with the Braves and Pirates locked in a 3-3 duel, Atlanta's Scott Proctor hit a ground ball off Pittsburgh's Daniel McCutchen to third base. Pittsburgh's Pedro Alvarez fielded it and threw home to catcher Michael McKenry, who appeared to apply the tag to Atlanta's Julio Lugo before Lugo touched the base. Meals called Lugo safe.