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The pitch, down and in, appeared to have caught the inside corner of the strike zone, but the home-plate umpire thought otherwise.
One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011
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Getty Images When a major-league home-plate umpire is of the same race or ethnicity as the pitcher, he's more likely to call strikes.
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Posey was knocked out by a home-plate collision this week that resulted in a broken leg that will likely sideline him for the remainder of the season.
Danny Groner: What to Make of Buster Posey's Injury Danny Groner 2011
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While the pitch appeared to be well off the plate, the home-plate umpire rung A-Rod up for the second out.
One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011
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Cervelli on DL With Concussion Symptoms A week after he was slammed in a home-plate collision in Baltimore, the Yankees have placed catcher Francisco Cervelli on the disabled list with concussion symptoms—a move that, in effect, could end his time with the major-league club.
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But maybe they should have -- Posey was knocked out by a home-plate collision this week that resulted in a broken leg that will likely sideline him for the remainder of the season.
Danny Groner: What to Make of Buster Posey's Injury Danny Groner 2011
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But maybe they should have -- Posey was knocked out by a home-plate collision this week that resulted in a broken leg that will likely sideline him for the remainder of the season.
Danny Groner: What to Make of Buster Posey's Injury Danny Groner 2011
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Both teams also dealt with the generous strike zone, particularly on the outside corner, of home-plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt.
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But maybe they should have -- Posey was knocked out by a home-plate collision this week that resulted in a broken leg that will likely sideline him for the remainder of the season.
Danny Groner: What to Make of Buster Posey's Injury Danny Groner 2011
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Natalies,: home-plate bat smash: on that rat with a club-limb was worth wathing 3-4 or more times.
Jeff Probst blogs 'Survivor: Samoa': episode 9 | EW.com 2009
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