The most unreal, ridiculous, stupid, and every other negative word in the dictionary, ending to a game ever.
Listen it's 1:56 AM and I've had it for the day. Twitter is going absolutely insane right now, and almost every negative thing they are saying about this umpire is warranted. I'm not even going to explain the play, because if you're reading this there is no doubt in my mind you know what happened.
An out call that was obvious, Pedro Alvarez's throw beat Julio Lugo to the base by 3 feet and the tag was clearly applied without his foot being within 6 inches of the base. Jerry Meals is his name, and apparently he was really tired tonight, because he could not have possibly thought that a safe call was correct.
Absolutely insane. There is no explanation for this except that the umpire did not want to umpire the game any longer. It was so blatantly obvious. There's hardly even words to say right now.
The Pirates and Braves played their hearts out tonight for 19 innings, and they get to go home knowing they were involved in a game that ended on one of the biggest umpiring mistakes in recent memory.
Pirate fans are mad, and it's warranted. But don't be stupid and say inhumane things about Jerry Meals. He made a huge mistake, but I certainly hope he and his family are not harmed by the aftermath of this.
Anyways, the Pirates fall a game behind the Cardinals and Brewers who won today, and I'm sure you're going to be hearing about this game for a long time. Until then, everybody go get some sleep.