Buster Posey catches or doesn't catch this foul ball, a breakdown
What Happened
In the bottom of the ninth inning, the San Francisco Giants are trailing the Philadelphia Phillies by one run. Logan Webb of the Giants is pitching to Phillies pitcher Zach Wheeler. Wheeler pops up a foul ball towards the stands and Giants catcher Buster Posey sprints in to make the catch. Posey appears to secure the ball in his glove, but the umpire immediately rules it no catch. Posey, puzzled by the call, looks back at the umpire and asks, "How can you tell if I caught it or not? You're behind me." Giants manager Gabe Kapler then comes out to argue the call and the umpires decide to review the play. The replay shows the ball hitting the top of Posey's glove and then briefly touching the netting behind home plate before Posey fully secures it. The umpires ultimately uphold the no-catch call, much to the frustration of Posey and the Giants dugout. Kapler approaches the umpires again, asking them directly, "And you really know what you saw?" The umpires respond that Kapler is not allowed to question their decision. Kapler reluctantly returns to the dugout and Wheeler throws one more pitch to retire the side, ending the inning. Despite the controversial call, the Giants are still in a close game, trailing by just one run in the late innings. Buster Posey, the veteran catcher and face of the Giants franchise, has been a steady presence behind the plate all season. This play will surely be a topic of debate, as fans and analysts scrutinize the umpires' decision and whether the netting impacted Posey's ability to make the catch. The game continues with high stakes, as the Giants look to mount a comeback and the Phillies aim to hold on to their narrow lead. Both teams are fighting for position in the competitive National League playoff race, making this a crucial moment in a tightly contested matchup.
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all right we got logan webb pitching to
zach
wheeler the pitcher for the phillies get
some strike one wheeler terrible body
language have some confidence in
yourself do you not pro my god
twins in the front row pitch number two
is popped up
towards the twins posey's after it
he's under it he catches it he has
it i don't know ump says no catch he
says how can you tell
how could you tell how could you tell if
i caught it or not
you're behind me um says well i think
you didn't catch it
and then gabe kepler says hey what do
you got on this they say
they say to replay it now mind you the
pitcher's hitting
and the count is owen 2 and you're
probably gonna get him out really soon
anyway but they say no let's replay this
so let's see did he catch it
or did he not it's very interesting i
like how he uses his right hand to get
separation on the net
that's a good strategy and then it hits
the top of his glove
it's in his glove and then he comes down
kind of open on the net there you'll see
the ball
does kind of touch the net
now do i think he would have caught this
if the net wasn't there
absolutely i think that's in his glove
do i think the net
touched the ball before it was 100
percent
secure i don't know i also don't know if
it should matter but it's taking forever
and now you can see posey look at his
picture and say do you need a throw
the pitcher says no i'm good the
pitcher's up i'll just throw a strike
down the middle and get him out they
rule
no catch so gabe kepler comes out and he
starts talking on me says and you really
know what you saw and then they tell him
he's not allowed to ask he says i can't
ask you what they saw
um says no you're not allowed to ask us
anything our whole life is private and
he says okay okay okay
fine i guess i'm back to the dugout and
then the pitcher throws one more pitch
to the pitcher and they get out of it
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