Monday, May 25, 2009

Instant Replay 3rd game in a row Gary Sheffield home run sticks in 5-2 win


The Mets had the instant replay used in there 3rd game in a row when Gary Sheffield hit a home run over the left field wall that a fan tried to catch. The ball hit off his glove and rebounded back into play. Manny Acta ran out to the 3rd base ump who orignally signaled that the ball was a home run.

The umps then spent 6 minutes to held up the decision . Way too long. That might have cost John Maine to come out for the 7th inning as per Jerry Manuel's post game comments.

Check out the Sheff Home run

Some say the Nats feed show a better view of the ball. To me it looked like if the guy did not touch it , the ball would have hit above the yellow line.
The Mets tied there season high with 9 walks. The last 3 innings seem to take 3 hours. With Bobby Parnell walking a bunch then Putz walking a couple in the 8th and even K Rod added to the total in the 9th inning.

The Sheff 3 run home run helped the Mets to a 5-2 win . The Phillies lost so the Mets are now 1/2 game out of first place.

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