I try to make an effort to never blame the umpires for wins or losses. Brett Gardner being thrown out at first or Matt Wieters being called safe likely wouldn’t have changed the outcome of Monday night’s game, but, hey — who knows?
With one out in the top of the sixth inning, Freddy Garcia walked Brett Gardner. Matt Wieters threw down to first and caught Gardner off the base, but umpire Eric Cooper called Gardner safe. Here’s a screenshot of Chris Davis placing the tag on the Yankees outfielder.
Yeah, clearly out.
Garcia would walk Robinson Cano on four pitches and then get Travis Hafner to ground into an inning ending double play five pitches later.
In the bottom half of the inning, Wieters stepped into the box with a runner on first and no outs. The O’s catcher hit a slow roller down the third base line and beat out the throw from David Adams. Again, Cooper called it wrong, saying that Wieters failed to reach the base before the throw hit Lyle Overbay‘s glove.
This screenshot says otherwise.
Interesting note: I took that screenshot from the YES broadcast because MASN cameras didn’t show a clear enough replay. Yankees announcers Michael Kay and Ken Singleton agreed that Cooper made the wrong call.
Buck Showalter came out for a lengthy discussion, though he wasn’t ejected. The Orioles made the last two out of the inning on a Danny Valencia line out to third and Steve Pearce groundout. Maybe two on and no outs would have changed the momentum in their favor.
Maybe not, but we’ll never know.
Gee, I guess you forgot about the “Teixeira out at first” call that ended a 5-4 game in the top of the 9th with the bases loaded last September, when half of his body was past the bag and the ball was nowhere near Reynolds’ glove.
THAT changed the outcome of the game, because had the right call been made, the game would have been tied, not over.
You’re complaining about 2 calls in the middle innings that led to exactly zero runs for the Yankees? GTFO.
Angela – What does the Teixeira call have to do with the blown calls last night??? Are you saying that because they blew a call last season it’s okay that they blew two last night? If so, that’s the most stupid thing I’ve ever heard anyone say. The point being made here is that the umpires blew two calls, that’s it. No one cares what happened last season. You sound like a Steelers fan btw…talkin about the past like it has anything to do with the present.
^This.
Why are you on Baltimore Sports Report?
I was wondering that myself,,,,,,,,,,he seems to be a bit biased,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Angela – What does the Teixeira call have to do with the blown calls last night??? Are you saying that because they blew a call last season it’s okay that they blew two last night? If so, that’s the most stupid thing I’ve ever heard anyone say. The point being made here is that the umpires blew two calls, that’s it. No one cares what happened last season. You sound like a Steelers fan btw…talkin about the past like it has anything to do with the present.
The calls were clearly blown and cooper should be suspended for the remainder of the series. But no he is behind the plate tonite…he is blind on the base paths ….stay tuned for the fireworks …..oh ya it’s coming
I was at the game and both plays happened right in front of me. It was obvious then that he was wrong on both calls. But neither call really affected the game as Gardner didn’t go anywhere and Weiters was only the 1st out of the inning, so quit your whining. Its part of the game. The O’s blew that game in the 9th inning and the 10th inning; not the 6th!
If anything, the Yanks will get the shaft tonight with Cooper behind the plate. I am sure he saw the replays and will look to even things up.
And Granderson was safe earlier in the game. It all evens out.
the umpire is Eric Cooper not David Cooper