On the morning of July 26, 2011 the Pittsburgh Pirates were in a first place tie in the National League Central with a record of 53-47. The day before they had beaten the Atlanta Braves in a nationally televised game on ESPN to put them in that top spot but later that night and in the 19th inning their season would turn on a horrible call. A call that could have been reversed if instant replay could have been used by the umpires to rule that Julio Lugo was out at the plate and send the game to the 20th inning. The Pirates fell out of first place and went 19-43 the rest of the way to guarantee another losing season. Baseball is a funny game and even if the right call was made on that day there is nothing that could prove that the Pirates would continue to win and make the playoffs but then again, maybe they would have. Of course we also have the Armando Galarraga “Imperfect Game” that could have been reversed if instant replay could have been utilized. The technology is availab...
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TEAMS: Pittsburgh Pirates, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Pirates, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox
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