. . . ANOTHER CONTINUES; MCGWIRE SLUGS HIS 65TH, BUT 66TH GETS AWAY : ST. LOUIS 11, MILWAUKEE 6.Byline: Frank Fitzpatrick Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia Inquirer Morning newspaper, long one of the most influential dailies in the eastern U.S. Founded in 1847 as the Pennsylvania Inquirer, it took its present name c. 1860. It was a strong supporter of the Union in the American Civil War. It had to happen. This home run derby This is about the Major League Baseball contest. For the 1959 television show of the same name, see Home Run Derby (TV series). The Home Run Derby is an event played prior to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. has had too many happy heroes, too many joyfully sentimental plots, too many hugs and high fives and history-making moments. What this compelling story lacked was something integral to baseball: controversy. On Sunday, Mark McGwire The moment that might be replayed endlessly occurred in the fifth inning of the St. Louis Cardinals' 11-6 win over the Milwaukee Brewers, two at-bats after McGwire had extended his record to 65 to match his 10-year-old son Matt's preseason home run prediction. Television replays showed that McGwire's drive into County Stadium's left-center field bleachers cleared the yellow line before ricocheting off several fans - including a partially paralyzed par·a·lyze tr.v. par·a·lyzed, par·a·lyz·ing, par·a·lyz·es 1. To affect with paralysis; cause to be paralytic. 2. To make unable to move or act: paralyzed by fear. man who was jostled in the chaos. The ball bounced back toward the field, landing in a narrow cement moat that separates the outfield wall from the stands. Second base umpire Bob Davidson ran toward the spot as soon as McGwire connected on Rod Henderson's pitch. From midway in the outfield, he immediately ruled that a fan had touched the ball in front of the yellow line. Nearing second base, McGwire learned that his 66th homer was actually his 21st double. ``The ball got out there in about a half-second,'' Davidson said afterward. ``When I saw it, the fan was leaning over, and the ball hit him below the yellow line.'' Somewhat reluctantly, the Cardinals appealed the call, admitting that they did so only because the play had no real impact on the inning or the game and because of the most unusual circumstances. After having benefited so greatly from McGwire's record-setting year, the last thing they want to do now is taint taint an unpleasant odor and flavor in a human foodstuff of animal origin. Caused by the ingestion of the substance, commonly a plant such as Hexham scent, or while in storage, e.g. milk stored with pineapples, or as a result of animal metabolism, e.g. boar taint. it. ``We discussed that before we made the decision,'' said Cardinals general manager Walt Jocketty Walt Jocketty was the General Manager for the St. Louis Cardinals. Born in Minneapolis, MN, attending the University of Minnesota, he has been with the Cardinals since 1995, in which time the Cardinals have compiled seven NL Central Division championships (1996, 2000, 2001 2002, . ``But it's an appeal, and we felt that to do so would be in the best interest of our player.'' It seems unlikely that baseball would overrule The refusal by a judge to sustain an objection set forth by an attorney during a trial, such as an objection to a particular question posed to a witness. To make void, annul, supersede, or reject through a subsequent decision or action. an umpire's call, a decision that figures to be made today. But should McGwire end this season tied with, one ahead of, or one behind the Chicago Cubs' Sammy Sosa Samuel Sosa Peralta (born November 12 1968 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a designated hitter for the Texas Rangers of the American League. His Major League career began when he broke in with the Texas Rangers in 1989. , who remained stuck on 63 on Sunday, the call's significance in baseball history would be enormous. ``Is this a normal circumstance?'' asked Cardinals manager Tony La Russa. ``I think there's a chance it's not.'' Baseball commissioner Bud Selig, whose family owns the Brewers, was in Chicago for a ceremony honoring Sosa. ``It was a tough call,'' said McGwire, who saw the replay and was convinced it was a home run. ``The umpire did everything he could to get himself in position. . . . Am I angry? Ask me in a couple of days.'' McGwire said his head was down as he ran toward first, and he never saw where the ball landed. ``But when the umpire came back, he said, `He came over the fence,' '' McGwire said. In Section D of the bleachers, the incident resulted in a slew of divergent eyewitness accounts. ``I stood up out of my cart, and the ball hit me in the palm,'' said Allan Riesbeck, 45, of Dubuque, Iowa, who gets around in a motorized mo·tor·ize tr.v. mo·tor·ized, mo·tor·iz·ing, mo·tor·iz·es 1. To equip with a motor. 2. To supply with motor-driven vehicles. 3. To provide with automobiles. cart as the result of a boyhood automobile accident Ask a Lawyer Question Country: United States of America State: Utah Say you're at a red light in a left hand turning lane and the light turns green so you let up slightly on the break antedating moving forward and the vehicle . ``And then somebody reached over the top of me and knocked it back to the field.'' It appeared that Riesbeck's white T-shirt and the glove of another fan, Michael Chapes of Hills Corner, Wis., got entangled en·tan·gle tr.v. en·tan·gled, en·tan·gling, en·tan·gles 1. To twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; snarl. 2. To complicate; confuse. 3. To involve in or as if in a tangle. , and the ball, after hitting them, caromed back. Chapes was taken into custody and fined $518.50 for fan interference. He, Riesbeck and the fan who came up with the ball, Johnny Luna, of Queens, N.Y., said they had not reached over the yellow line. Replays appeared to confirm that. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos PHOTO (1--3--Color) St. Louis' Mark McGwire bashes home run No. 65 in Milwaukee (top), but when he drilled another apparent homer, several fans converged on it at the top of the fence (middle). Umpire Bob Davidson ruled fan interference, denied McGwire his 66th home run and limited him to a ground-rule double (bottom). Jeffrey Phelps and Jim Gehrz/Associated Press |
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