Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 7/1/84; site wuphys.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!prls!amdimage!amdcad!decwrl!Glacier!oliveb!hplabs!tektronix!uw-beaver!cornell!vax135!houxm!ihnp4!mgnetp!we53!busch!wucs!wuphys!mff From: mff@wuphys.UUCP (Swamp Thing) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: This week's hit list Message-ID: <381@wuphys.UUCP> Date: Wed, 30-Oct-85 15:15:08 EST Article-I.D.: wuphys.381 Posted: Wed Oct 30 15:15:08 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 3-Nov-85 15:17:09 EST References: <1320@pucc-k> Reply-To: mff@wuphys.UUCP (Swamp Thing) Organization: Physics Dept., Washington Univ. in St. Louis Lines: 26 Keywords: bang In article <1320@pucc-k> rsk@pucc-k.UUCP (Wombat) writes: > >9. The umpire who called Orta safe in the bottom of the ninth of game >6; he was clearly out by most of a step. This atrocious call cost the >Cards the game, and probably the series. > Not meaning to get picky (allright, mabye I really do), but, since that obvious screwup was in the 6th game, and the Cards had won 3 games till that point, then, if the call did cost them the game, it also cost them the Series. BTW, that was the same ump who had the incredible shrinking strike zone the next game. Those umpires really should be picked by merit, not seniority! Of course, being from St. Louis, I'm totally unbiased. Mark F. Flynn Department of Physics Washington University St. Louis, MO 63130 ihnp4!wuphys!mff ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "There is no dark side of the moon, really. Matter of fact, it's all dark." P. Floyd