Game Ending Dead Ball Strike Out ...

[Thunderheads]

....don't see this too often .......

 

http://m.mlb.com/video/v36045429

[UmpJeff]

Are the first words out of Maddon's mouth, "He didn't swing at that! No he didn't, Gerry!"???  If so, he just elevated his rat status to Supreme...  WOW!

[MadMax]

Did Maddon have a narcoleptic episode, that he missed that swing??! Holy cow... I agree with @UmpJeff, Maddon is the ultimate politician to say to Crew Chief, Gerry Davis, who _made the out call after the an umpire discussion_, that Forsythe didn't swing.

Tough night in Tampa. Could we please get a new stadium in the Tampa-St. Pete area, already? The Trop is a house-of-horrors.

[DVA7130]

Why was the catcher so mad..... Shesh.

[DVA7130]

Gibson had a tough game.

 

Where in the world are his disciples..

[JaxRolo]

Gibson had a tough game.

 

Where in the world are his disciples..

Out of all the MLB umpires. Gibson must be the lowest rated one!

[blue23ll]

Boy, Gibson sure sets up low!

[grayhawk]

Boy, Gibson sure sets up low!

 

Which is probably why he didn't see the HBP.  Just look at the still in the video frame in the OP.  No way can he see the ball through F2's head.

[umpstu]

Boy, Gibson sure sets up low!

 

Which is probably why he didn't see the HBP.  Just look at the still in the video frame in the OP.  No way can he see the ball through F2's head.

I set up high because of the hok stance and I don't think I could have seen that with the catcher jumping in his way like that.