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US vs Brazil Womens world cup

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Gigantopithecus said:
Oh, right, duh. You know why I forgot that MLB doesn't use instant replay? Because a single call rarely has the ability to decide a game. This travesty of a soccer match was decided by a single call. Brazil doesn't retake that PK, the USA almost certainly wins this game.
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Except for the multiple times where it has decided games in MLB this year, you are right.

KT
 
Holy carp, the US is down a man? You can't even tell by how the play is going. Amazing.

KT
 
Gigantopithecus said:
Because a single call rarely has the ability to decide a game.
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No... but, it would have had a major effect on player careers..
Look up Armando Galarraga's June 2,2010 "Imperfect game". One incorrect call (which the Umpire ADMITTED the next day he blew) cost a perfect game after 9 innings of hard work.

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in fact.. here's the play. The umpire ruled the runner SAFE

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Yeah, I'm a Tigers fan, I remember that one. I'm not arguing that single calls can't be important in baseball. But baseball is a 100+ game season sport, and every playoff is a seven game series. The World Cup is single-elimination.
 
The second the stretcher reaches the sidelines she jumps off and runs at full speed back on to the field.
 
What a crock of shit, she wastes 4+ minutes and "needs" a stretcher, but then hops right off the stretcher once they are off the field? And goes back into play with no penalty?

And people wonder why soccer does not catch on as much here in the US. When it comes to sports, we demand fairness.
 
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