Phil Cuzzi Blew It

 

(Photo by Reuters Pictures. Makes you wonder what Phil Cuzzi was looking at. Joe Mauer's no-doubt ground rule double in the 11th was ruled a foul ball by umpire Phil Cuzzi, despite the fact that the ball landed at least a foot fair before bouncing into the stands. Ignore the fact that Mauer eventually singled and the Twins loaded the bases with no outs, but failed to score.)

"I wasn't the only one that blew one tonight."
(Joe Nathan, via MLB dot com, 10/9/2009)

Nah, no need to expand instant replay, right Bud?

Because, if there's a bad call to be made in the postseason, you can be sure it's going in favor of the Yankees.

Big Market Team 4, Small Market Team formerly known as the Washington Senators, 3: Joe Nathan in the 9th, Phil Cuzzi in the 11th, dooms Twinkies.

Also, go F yourself, Mark Teixeira.

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Comments

[cass]

The instant replay needs to be abolished completely. We've seen where it won't correct bad calls and will even make a correct call wrong. And baseball does not need more downtime added, the ads take up far too long as is.

The instant replay is a travesty. It needs to go now.

[David H]

This was a TERRIBLE call. Had this been fair, Mauer would have gotten a double instead of a single, and probably scored.

Orlando Cabrera's reaction in the dugout afterwards was especially amusing.

[Tim]

Hey Cuzzi - You make one call all night and it costs the Twins an entire season! NICE JOB A*SHOLE (AND YANKEE FAN)- I HOPE YOU SLEEP WELL AT NIGHT!!!!

[Mike]

What a joke! It's bad enough that you have the highest paid team with a bunch of steroid freaks on one side, but then to have the umpire standing right there and he makes the wrong call. Obviously baseball is rigged and the the yankees are the beneficiary year after year. Cuzzi I hope you have a heart attack and die in your sleep.....the world would be a better place!

[JB]

Cuzzi is considered legally blind.