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Originally posted by Daaaaave:
Last Play: C. Utley singled to second, R. Howard out at second
uh...now I didn't see the play, but isn't this what we old timers call a force out?
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Just to clear this up, the ball was judged to have hit Howard on its way into right field, which was either an amazing catch by the ump or a egregiously blown call. I vote the latter -- the ball was right on him, but never changed direction AFAI could tell. Don't know what the ump thought he saw. And the ball was a smoked grounder to the left of first -- not to 2nd. Other than that, 100% correct by Yahoo.
Myers, who was bringing it all day, just choked on it at the end. Sent an 0-2 fastball right through the heart of the plate, and Renteria didn't miss. Hey Barajas -- never heard of wasting a pitch up high or in the dirt?