What would an Orioles-Yankees postseason series be without a dispute over whether or not a hit was a home run? We won't be able to tell you this season as Baltimore's Nate McLouth filled 2012's quota with a long fly ball off CC Sabathia in Friday's sixth inning of ALDS Game 5 that was ruled foul as it appeared to sail just to the right of the Yankee Stadium foul pole.
On first replay, it appeared that the umpires made the correct call as the ball disappeared behind the pole. But a different replay with a blown up look at the ball and pole show that it may have just grazed it. A call of a home run would have tied the score at one and gone for just the second Orioles hit off Sabathia at the time. The umpires reviewed the play after Orioles manager Buck Showalter protested, but the foul ball call was upheld. And that was probably the right call as the visual evidence was far from indisputable. (The physical evidence also seemed a bit wonky as you'd think the collision between a foul pole and a ball traveling at a decent velocity would produce a more noticeable change in direction.)
TBS later sent field reporter Craig Sager out to the right field stands where he fanned the flames by citing an usher who said the ball nicked the pole. But he also borrowed the ball from the fan who caught it to reveal that there was no paint on the cover.
Make sure all your bases are covered this postseason ...
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