Anyone who's been following this year's MLB playoffs can see that the umpires are either on their Tim Donaghy steez or in serious need of a visit to an optometrist. Umpire Tim McClelland's blown call at third (see the picture above and video at the bottom) in Game 4 of the ALCS was just the latest in a series of gaffes that have many baseball fans clamoring for instant replay (and just hope that one of those calls doesn't go against the Yankees, else that clamoring's gonna turn into a full bore apoplectic fit).
However, it isn't just this year that the umps have been watching different games than everyone else. Turns out the Stevie Wonder swagger jackers have been at it for decades, as you'll see with our list of the 5 biggest blown calls in MLB playoff history...
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Jeffrey Maier saves the day
BONUS: WHO'S ON 3RD?
• Those Involved: Jorge Posada and Robinson Cano (New York Yankees), Mike Napoli (Anaheim Angels) and umpire Tim McClelland
• When: 2009 ALCS Game 4
• The Call: Posada caught in a rundown heads back to third, Cano advances on the fielders choice and runs from second to third, only problem neither of them ever touches base and Napoli tags both out. When it comes to baserunners, McClelland obviously takes after Ray Charles. He don't see nobody!
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