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New York Yankees: Did Fear of a Bad Call Cost Them the Playoffs?

Yankees were "not guilty as charged" in Saturday's game. Or maybe one should say that this was true for a particular Yankee. But they paid the price, not only within the game itself, but probably for the rest of the season.

The "charge" was that Mark Teixiera made the third out at first in the bottom of the ninth inning. An instant replay showed him to be "safe." But the umpire's ruling that he was out stood, meaning that a run that had crossed the plate was not counting as the tying run in what was left as a 5-4 game against the Baltimore Orioles.

In order to get what should have been a "safe" call, Teixiera slid into first base on his bad (left) leg, thereby re-injuring it. He did what he could to avoid being called out, and preserve the run, ...

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