result #90377 - THE US BASEBALL TEAM WAS ELIMINATED IN THE SECOND ROUND OF THE WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC. IS IT KARMIC JUSTICE?

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sports : THE US BASEBALL TEAM WAS ELIMINATED IN THE SECOND ROUND OF THE WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC. IS IT KARMIC JUSTICE? [+] ballot by xxxxxxxx ACTIVE Mar 16,2006 - Tue Dec 09, 08 Before I come off as anti-American, allow me to explain what I mean. See, the US won one game in the second round and lost two. The game they won was against Japan, and it was by one run in the bottom of the ninth inning. Two innings earlier, Japan had a run taken away because the umpire ruled that the runner on third base left the bag before the ball was caught, even though TV replays proved that call to be wrong. It was a flat-out dumb call by the umpires -- not only did the runner leave the bag after the out, but it was also impossible to discern by the naked eye, which means that you have to give the baserunner the benefit of the doubt. Since the United States won by one run, that incident was huge. However, Japan ended up advancing to the final round instead of the US due to the US' loss to Mexico tonight, which had an umpiring incident of its own. In the third inning, a batter hit a long fly ball which ended up hitting the right-field foul pole, a good ten feet above the right-field wall. When the ball hits the pole, it's ruled a home run. It was clear that the ball hit the pole -- not the wall, not a fan, but the pole, especially by the way it bounced back into the field. The umpires ruled that it bounced off the wall (which as I mentioned was ten feet lower than the spot which it hit) and ruled that it was a double. The runner did eventually score, though, luckily making the umpiring mistake a moot point, and Mexico ended up winning the game by one run. Is this karmic justice, everything evening out at the end? No -- purely coincidental. 6 Yes. 5 Ballot #90377: has 11 total votes. invite people to vote on this ballot! Comment: content @ BESTANDWORST.COM smile bank: similiar ballots: 89405. If the Netherlands can recruit from other areas in its empire for the World Baseball Classic, why can't the US do the same? 85973. Should the US government grant Cuba a visa to play in the World Baseball Classic? 90064. Will the World Baseball Classic lead to more opportunities for Asian players to reach the major-league level? 82703. What was the last year a defending World Champion baseball team played home games in Chicago? 85572. Which major-league baseball team seems to care the least about putting a winning team on the field? 63198. How is it that baseball players spent so much time injured if baseball is a non-contact sport? 86382. Fantasy Baseball: Which speedster would you most want for your team? 40293. Which American league baseball team are you rooting for? 85110. What's your favorite Major League Baseball team? 89780. The US baseball team lost to Canada today in the WBC. Your thoughts? email this ballot link to friends COMMENTS: No comments yet. Be the first to write one in!