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The walk-off was the win of choice last night around MLB. Not only did the Yankees get their 14th walk-off win of the season, but several other teams, including the Red Sox, also won in dramatic, final at-bat fashion.The Red Sox win, against the Angels, was a basically a gift, and I'm not talking about the umpires blowing the ball/strike call during Nick Green's at-bat. The gift came when Juan Rivera failed to hustle when "attempting" to catch Alex Gonzalez's pop fly.But Angels closer Brian Fuentes didn't see it that way. He chose to talk about the umpires:"...I know he didn't mean to miss a call. It's either a human mistake or they're scared. Maybe it's coincidence, maybe it's not. Especially here and some other places, they seem timid to make a call. I don't know why; it's just the way it is. I've heard it from other guys. He made the call. He'll have to live with it..." [MLB.com ]So Fuentes feels that umpires...
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