Blown Call Raises Questions

With umpire Phil Cuzzi squating to get a clear view, Joe Mauer's 11th inning hit is called foul after hitting Melkey Cabera's glove in fair territory, and as seen in this shot, landing approx. a foot in fair territory afterwards. Being an umpire in Major League Baseball isn’t easy, but there was certainly an easy call to make last night, and it was blown. In the 11th inning, Joe Mauer of the Twins laced a ball far down the third baseline, where a running Melky Cabrera reached out and had the ball go off the tip of his glove. Both the ball hitting Cabrera’s and where it landed afterwards were in fair territory. And yet, in clear view of umpire Phil Cuzzi, it was called foul, robbing Mauer of at least a single, and most likely, a double. Mauer eventually got a single, and the Twins loaded the bases, only to have the Yankees get out of the jam. The next half inning, Mark Teixeira belted a walk-off homer to give the Yankees a 4-3 win, and more importantly a 2-0 lead ...