Oh Well

Still bothered by the last play of the Orioles game Sunday with the Angels. Not so much the call that was blown by homeplate umpire Jerry Davis. Been told since 3rd grade that missed calls are part of the game. But the Orioles lack of protest and concern does bother me.

Here’s a part of the Sun Story about the game.

"It looked like he slid under the tag," said Freddie Bynum, who left the on-deck circle and motioned for Mora to get down, "but when the ball beats you to the bag, the umpire more than likely is going to call you out."

Another quote from Jay Payton:

"When the ball beats you like that, unless it's obvious that you don't get the guy, more times than not he's going to be called out."

So let’s get this straight. It’s the norm to accept assumed calls, regardless of accuracy, with resignation and without frustration? What? Players go berserk if they feel disrespected in the slightest, and managers routinely get tossed for any perceived slight. Just ask Bobby Cox. But here we are, with the game decided by a blown call and the O’s response is …”ehh, what are you gonna do”.

Hard to believe this team hasn’t had a winning season since 1997.