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I am surprised that no one has picked up on the fact that McClellan was also the umpire in the controversial AJ Pierzynski (sp?) play a few years back. In that case, McClellan's ambiguous strike and out signals allowed Pierzynski to run to first on the third strike. No one on the field could tell if McClellan had signaled that the ball was caught or not, and Pierzynski took advantage. He essentially did the same thing last night, being ambiguous (at best--his non-call was basically saying he had not touched the plate) and then finally made a call.
And, after all the talk about his strike signal during that White Sox play, he hasn't changed it at all. He is among the most frustrating umpire's in the game.
