On further review ...

I got into discussing this with some friends, and figured I might as well post it here as well.

Comments on the "dropped third strike" from Wednesday's Angels/White Sox ALCS game:

1) The only thing Umpire Doug Eddings did wrong was not make it clearer what he was signaling.
2) Notice that last night, when there was a swinging dropped third strike, the ump threw his arms wide signalling "safe!" so there was no ambiguity there

3) I tend to agree that there was at least a question, even on the slowest close-up, whether the ball bounced from dirt to glove, or just deflected from web to pocket ...

Meanwhile three more things:

1) The Angels catcher is the real bozo for not tagging the guy anyway and ending the debate, and his refusal STILL to accept that fact, instead of whining about "not being told" ... merely shows he is of the "victimized" mindfet, and is not learning anything from this; and

2) All that play did was put a guy on first with two outs; it took a slick steal, and Crede's double to end the game; and

3) David Wells did not blame Graffanino for giving up a home run, NOR did Sciosia bitch publicly about the call, but instead admitted they "did not play at a high enough level to overcome" whatever quirks the game presented.

I think it is interesting but those are the basics ... on further review.

Looking forward to two 7-game series ... and maybe even three!

baseball be berry berry good even without the two "gut-wrenching teams" in it :)