If people have 9 lives like cats, then Nick Green only has 7 left. He used up 2 in his 9th inning at-bat last night which resulted in a wild 9-8 win by the Red Sox.
Bottom of the 9th. Bases loaded. 2 outs. Red Sox down 8-7. Fuentes on to close. No balls, 2 strikes on Nick Green.
First life -- Green checks his swing on the next pitch & the grimace on his face said strike 3, game over. Ump at first says no swing. The at-bat continues.
Second life -- Count is now 3 & 2. The Angels closer deliver a perfect strike, low in the zone but above the knees with plenty of plate. Plate umpire calls it ball 4. Green walks, tying run scores, 8-8 now.
The rest is history as Alex Gonzalez deposits a bloop single to left & the Sox walk-off with a 9-8 win. What a back & forth battle!
Over my coaching career I would always tell our players that you shouldn't make the game so close that an umpire's call can make the difference. The other saying around baseball is that good & bad umpire calls will even out over the course of a full season.
Looks to me like we got payback last night for all the bad calls throughout this season.
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