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| 19th May, 2008 - 10:40 am | The New York Daily News - Home plate umpire Bob Davidson admitted on Sunday night after the Mets' 11-2 win over the Yankees that he should have signaled home run on a shot hit by Carlos Delgado in the fourth inning that bounced off the left field foul poll, according to The New York Daily News.
"I ----ed it up. I'm the one who thought it was a ---- foul ball. I saw it on the replay. I'm the one who ----ed it up so you can put that in your paper," Davidson told reporters. "Bolts and nuts, I ----ed up. You've just got to move on. No one feels worse about it than I do."
The call, while a bad one, didn't play a factor in the outcome of the game as the Mets won their second-straight over the Yankees.
Delgado came to the plate with the Mets up 3-0 and two men on, after slicing the ball that struck the foul poll, the third base umpire signaled home run and Delgado began to round the bases, then Derek Jeter protested and the umpires huddled together.
"I called the ball fair. I originally thought the ball was fair. The objection came from the field. I got my crew together. My three partners were adamant that the ball was foul and we went with that decision," said third base ump Mike Reilly. "Very, very tough call. You got all the fans down there, standing around the pole, hands up. Actually, sometimes you can almost get blocked out. We want to make sure we try to get it right." [READ] |
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