Chip Caray Botches Potential Tiebreaker Winning Call
TMC
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
I know why announcers flub during exciting moments (brain working
faster than their mouth), but it amazes me how often it happens. The
Twins came back against the Tigers multiple times in the Tiebreaker,
but the most exciting time came in the tenth. After tying it up they
had a chance to win it with Nick Punto up, and runners on 1st and 3rd
with just one out.
Punto clearly lined to left field, but apparently Chip Caray saw it
differently and basically blew the most exciting call of the game....
He did recover quickly, but what in the hell does, "Raburn evens the
ledger," mean? The score is already tied before he throws the ball in.
With that said, it wasn't a completely bad game. Ron Darling called
Nick Punto, Jason, numerous times, and he mentioned Brett Favre at one
point as well, but it could have been worse.
Update: Twins take it, and will hop on a plane to NYC tonight! Great
game.
John Poutre
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I didn't read this article but didn't Caray say something like "It's a
single to left" as Rayburn caught it. I almost had a heart attack. We were
watching the game and we said, did the idiot just say Single?
Bundo
"John Poutre" <mehat...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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I agree and disagree. The base hit call was bad BUT...the Rayburn evens the
ledger call was genius as Rayburn had atoned for his mistake earlier in the
inning. Loved that latter call.
BuNdO
SkippyPB
wrote:
I think Chip was referring to the catch that Rayburn blew in a
previous inning that allowed the Twins to tie the game. Rayburn made
up for that by throwing the runner out at home.
Regards,
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