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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Umpire Tim McClelland admitted missing two calls during Game 4 of the American League Championship Series on Tuesday night, the latest incident in what has been a bad October for umpires."I'm just out there trying to do my job and do it the best I can," McClelland said in a post-game statement. "And unfortunately there was, by instant replay, there were two missed calls."
McClelland, a veteran umpire considered one of the best in the game, first ruled that Nick Swisher had left too early when tagging up from third on a fourth-inning fly ball to center. Replays indicated that he didn't.
"In my heart I thought he left too soon," McClelland said. "But the replay showed that he didn't."
An inning later, Robinson Cano was at second and Jorge Posada was at third when Swisher hit a bouncer back to the mound. Pitcher Darren Oliver threw to catcher Mike Napoli, who chased Posada back to third. Cano was also approaching third. Napoli, with the ball in his bare hand, tagged Cano as he stood off the bag and then tagged Posada. Only Posada was called out.
"I thought Cano was on the base," McClelland said. "I was waiting for two players to be on the base, when there was never the situation where both of them were on the base at the same time."
The incident will certainly increase the call for use of instant replay to be expanded from its current use, which is only for boundary calls on home runs.
Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson, who works for the Yankees, said after the game that he'd be in favor of more instant replay.
"Seems like it to me," he said, "but that's a commissioner issue. I would be for it."
Jackson added: "One of the best umpires in the game had a bad night. That's not OK, but it will happen."
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