Kendrick has home run overturned

by chairmanofthebar on May 15, 2009 3:09 PM PDT

Kendrick has home run overturned

Major League Baseball has overturned a scoring decision from last Friday's game between the Angels and Royals, ruling Los Angeles' Howie Kendrick reached on an error instead of an inside-the-park homer.

Kendrick was initially given the homer after Kansas City right fielder Jose Guillen misplayed a ball down the line. The Royals appealed the decision by official scorer Mel Franks, and a five-person appeals board voted unanimously to change the ruling, taking away Kendrick's homer and giving Guillen a four-base error. Franks then approved the change.

The decision took away two earned runs from Royals starter Gil Meche, dropping his ERA to 4.01 entering Thursday night's game against Baltimore.

Source- http://www.dailynews.com/ci_12374804?source=rss

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Still a win!

by Monkeyspanked on May 15, 2009 3:20 PM PDT reply actions

http://www.halosheaven.com/2009/5/14/875775/mlb-overrules-howies-inside-the

"I've got more action than my man John Woo
And I've got mad hits like I was Rod Carew" - Shure Shot, The Beastie Boys

by Zoe Necrosis on May 15, 2009 3:25 PM PDT reply actions

Whoops!

Didn’t see that.

The time is out of joint; oh cursed spite, that ever I was born to set it right.

by chairmanofthebar on May 15, 2009 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions

I am The Iron Man.

by 44FAN on May 15, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions

Who is that hot chick?

She has superstar written all over her! is she famous for something?

RIP Nick Adenhart 4/9/09

by Jay Cal on May 15, 2009 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

44Fan...

…I’m beginning to think you’re in love.

Grow some….tentacles!

by sothball on May 15, 2009 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions

Total Bullshit Call

I have never seen an inside the park home run that wasn’t the result of a mistake or bad play.

GA GA he's the man, if he can't do it, no one can

by Moondoggy on May 15, 2009 3:37 PM PDT reply actions

really? I have...

Do it for Nick '09

by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on May 15, 2009 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions

Bet 'Ol Mushroom Cloud himself enjoyed getting hit with that 4-base error

I would hate to be the clubhouse attendant when that news got back to Jose Guillen.

by PieceOfAase on May 15, 2009 3:59 PM PDT reply actions

He doesn't care.

by Wytelitning on May 15, 2009 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions

He singed a statement that he should have caught it

No shit Sherlock

GA GA he's the man, if he can't do it, no one can

by Moondoggy on May 15, 2009 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions

"signed" even

GA GA he's the man, if he can't do it, no one can

by Moondoggy on May 15, 2009 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions

That must have been one hot statement

Angels fan since '67

by red floyd on May 15, 2009 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

It could never beat

“I have one word for you: watch out!”

by rspencer on May 15, 2009 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions

The way HK played tonight he deserves to get it taken away....

Do it for Nick '09

by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on May 15, 2009 10:27 PM PDT reply actions

+1

GA GA he's the man, if he can't do it, no one can

by Moondoggy on May 15, 2009 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions

As I said in the fanshot

game scoring decisions are entirely subjective anyway…the idea of an appeals panel for something that’s subjective to begin with is just dumb and totally unnecessary…you trust the scorekeeper enough to make subjective scoring decisions in game, then trust him enough to keep them.

And it seems dumb to appeal for the Royals anyway…so you’ve gone from giving up an inside-the-park home run, to conceding that your team was responsible for an error that allowed someone to make it completely around the diamond in one play. Sounds like six of one/half dozen of the other to me.

by Caseys Kiss of Death on May 16, 2009 12:35 AM PDT reply actions

Shows who is important to the Royals

Guillen getting an error, or Gil Meche getting the hit on his ERA. Meche wins.

by matthiasstephan on May 16, 2009 3:01 AM PDT up reply actions

Why would the Royals do that?? A little bitter maybe? Makes their player look like a buffoon!

by firebird81 on May 16, 2009 8:22 AM PDT reply actions

This was a total "no brainer" as I stated at the time...

That ball glanced off Joser’s glove and nearly hit him in the noggin…in the long run, so long as they don’t take the win away, that is all I care about.

Not surprised that it happened only that it took so long…

Honestly, it was probably Joser that told the KCR to appeal that call…that was a “homer” call, not a homer.

Miss you Nick...! RIP

by K3YEROUT on May 16, 2009 1:06 PM PDT reply actions

I thought

They only had 48 hours to change those decisions. And if that’s not the case why didn’t they overturn Erstad’s error several years ago? You know, the BS error he was given for not making an almost spectacular play, costing him a perfect season fielding wise at first base?

by All Hail Erstad on May 16, 2009 11:47 PM PDT reply actions