Found October 10, 2009 on Nationals Enquirer: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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  (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. Befriend The Nationals Enquirer on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.
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