The San Diego Padres (31-22) rallied from a 2-0 deficit on Mike Cameron's two-run double in the ninth despite a dominating outing by Pittsburgh Pirates (23-30) starter Shawn Chacon, who shut them out on three hits through seven innings.
During a heated eleventh, Cameron polished off his evening at the plate with a go-ahead homer into the right-field stands off reliever Josh Sharpless, who let another one fly into the seats two pitches later to Josh Bard.
Or did he? Here's where the game gets good.
After trotting home and gearing back up, Bard saw his bomb stolen away by the Blue Crew. They decided to reverse the call only after Pirates manager Jim Tracy notified them that the ball hit a thin metal railing above the right-field wall and did not leave the park.
The reversal to a double had Bard flying off the bench and yelling in a way reminiscent of one George Brett Pine Tar incident. He comically chased them from second base to first, actually bumping one of the umps and getting tossed along with Padres manager Bud Black midway down the baseline.
Turns out, the ball was clearly in play and now Bard feels like a total assclown. None of it mattered any way, since Rob Bowen, who was running for Bard, scored on Khalil Greene's sac fly to get the run back and make it 4-2.
[MLB]
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I love it when players get all fired up, like it's going to change the umps' minds.
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