The Boston Red Sox were robbed of scoring the tying run during Monday night's game against the Tampa Bay Rays due to a blown call at home plate. The blown call made all the difference in the game and could end up deciding who wins the American League East division at the end of the season.
Interestingly enough, Meals put himself in position behind Molina where he arguably didn't have the best angle to see Nava slide his foot underneath Molina's leg. To his credit, Meals admitted that he blew the call, according to a Red Sox press release:
"What I saw was: [Jose] Molina blocked the plate and [Daniel] Nava's foot lifted," Meals said. "But in the replays, you could clearly see Nava's foot got under for a split second and then lifted, so I was wrong on my decision. From the angle I had, I did not see his foot get under Molina's shin guard."Hmmm...if only Meals had the ability to look at one of those replays during the game and change his call to the correct one. Come on, Selig, let's implement instant replay already.
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