Blew and Blue
With the Cubs leading 3-2 in the top of the eighth inning and a runner on first base, Dodgers outfielder Curtis Granderson swung at a two-strike pitch as the ball bounced in front of catcher Willson Contreras.
Initially, plate umpire Jim Wolf signaled Granderson was out, but after Dodgers manager Dave Roberts protested, Wolf got together with the other five umpires. As they huddled, replays of the swing were shown on the video board that seemed to indicate Granderson never made contact with the ball.
The umpires never looked at the replay and [ignoring the screams of fan's from a packed Wrigley Field] instead called it a foul ball.
The Cubs [overcame the bad call and] held on for their first win of the [NLCS].
Well, the dream of seeing 'the' World Series played in Wrigley Field and Yankee Stadium is still alive—by a thread—for the moment!
/fl