Missed call in Brewers' victory over Rays puts additional spotlight on Bucknor
Umpire C. B. Bucknor's tough start to the season continues.
Bucknor was working as the first-base umpire for the Milwaukee Brewers' 6-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday when he made a call that was so obviously incorrect from the replay that it had both managers smiling afterward. Milwaukee was leading 4-2 in the sixth inning when Jake Bauers hit an infield single.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Umpire C. B. Bucknor's tough start to the season continues.
Bucknor was working as the first-base umpire for the Milwaukee Brewers' 6-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday when he made a call that was so obviously incorrect from the replay that it had both managers smiling afterward. Milwaukee was leading 4-2 in the sixth inning when Jake Bauers hit an infield single. Bauers initially was called out because Bucknor determined he hadn't touched first base.
The replay showed Bauers clearly touching the top of the bag, right across the middle. “I don’t know what happened," said Bauers, who passed up repeated opportunities to comment further on the missed call during his postgame interview with reporters. "I’m just thankful to get on base and thankful to come around and score.