Last night's blown call on Altuve's HR got me wondering what the worst blown calls are ever in MLB postseason
The few I can remember that were notoriously bad calls
Kent Hrbek pulling the Braves runner off first base to make the tag in early 90s. This one is pretty obviously on the list
Livan Hernandez getting the very generous strike zone in the NLCS against the Braves in '97
In the 2007 tie breaker game between Rockies and Padres, the Rockies hit a HR in the 9th that was ruled a double, the run never scored. The game went to extra innings instead. In extra innings, Matt Holliday's slid into home and was called safe despite never touching home plate and the Rockies won. These two bad ones kind of offset each other, the Rockies ended up winning in extras instead of regulation, but both were terrible calls
Royals-Cardinals in WS 1985 game 6. The Royals batter in the 9th was easily out at first and called safe. Royals ended up scoring two runs that inning to win, and finished it off the next game. This one stands out to me, it was the first series I remember watching as a kid, and I remember my Dad telling me what was happening with the bad call.
The few I can remember that were notoriously bad calls
Kent Hrbek pulling the Braves runner off first base to make the tag in early 90s. This one is pretty obviously on the list
Livan Hernandez getting the very generous strike zone in the NLCS against the Braves in '97
In the 2007 tie breaker game between Rockies and Padres, the Rockies hit a HR in the 9th that was ruled a double, the run never scored. The game went to extra innings instead. In extra innings, Matt Holliday's slid into home and was called safe despite never touching home plate and the Rockies won. These two bad ones kind of offset each other, the Rockies ended up winning in extras instead of regulation, but both were terrible calls
Royals-Cardinals in WS 1985 game 6. The Royals batter in the 9th was easily out at first and called safe. Royals ended up scoring two runs that inning to win, and finished it off the next game. This one stands out to me, it was the first series I remember watching as a kid, and I remember my Dad telling me what was happening with the bad call.