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Nothing to do with obstruction. jim joyce explains it this way. >> the base runner has every right to go unobstructed to home plate and, unfortunately, for middlebrooks he was right there and there was contact and so he could not advance to home plate naturally. >> now the entire umpiring crew which each of them have more than 25 years experience all agree the call made on field was the right call. so now st. louis leads the series two games to one. game four is tonight. >> okay. it's going to be a nail-biter indeed. a side note, this isn't umpire jim joyce's first brush. in 2010 he blew a cal...

>> he's on the ground. if he tries to raise up rngs then he's clearly getting in his way for craig to try to advance to hope flaet. >> the base runner has efrl right to go unobstructed to home plate. at home plate, the red sox storm the field to argue. both guys thought they were right. >> last night was history. >> jesse sanchez writes for mlb.com.

The world series. on saturday night with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, this happened. >> a rare obstruction call to end the game. giving the st. louis cardinals a 2-1 edge on the series. >> he is on the ground. if he tries to raise up, he is clearly getting in his way. for craig to advance to heme plate. but he got tangled up with him and that was the call. >> we didn't think there was any obstruction there. i was inside the baseline. had to dive for it. as i'm getting up, he trips over me. i don't know what else to say. >> after the game, rare press conference. the umpire defended his ...

He was thrown out but ruled safe because he tripped over the boston player. did the umpire make the right call? >> don, this was definitely the right call and for those who are baseball challenged out there, look, don't feel bad this is one of those rules you need a magnifying glass for the rule book. if you are a fielder, you are not allowed to interfere with a base runner trying to get to the next base. normally you see this play happen or called when a guy is trying to break up a double play. trying to scramble up to go to third base. you never see this call at third base with a guy trying ...

Celebrating. his legs go right up but so does the cop with his hands in the air and they complete it after a base runner is put on third. sa saltamaccia. dodgers find themselves down two games to none and the cardinals. if that wasn't enough for boston, we go to the finish at the pats/saints game. we skip straight to the fourth with less than four to play, drew brees lays it up. touchdown. saints go up 4 but still time for tom brady to work his magic. no time-outs. brady puts new england in position for this one. >> got him on the right wing with dobson to the right. throws it to the end zone....