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Originally Posted by Gozer
As Mike Wilner described it:
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I definitely didn't think Ortiz's strike-out pitch was 6 inches outside. More like 3 or 4. And anyone watching that game should have seen that the inside part of the plate wasn't a strike all day, but that strike was extended 2 inches outside the plate. It was a close call, but nothing ridiculous considering how the game was called.
It was actually ridiculous how much whining the Red Sox got away with before someone got the boot. Ortiz was arguing balls and strikes to the ump's face all game (usually an easy boot - if you want to complain to an ump you do it looking towards the pitcher). Then after he got punched out he got right in his grill and Francona was even allowed to argue with the umps.
It took Francona coming out a second time before the ump had enough. Had it been, say, Lind getting punched out he would've been booted immediately after his at-bat.