San Francisco Giants Get One Back From the Baseball Gods

The umpires giveth and the umpires taketh away.  After getting burned by a blown call against the Mets on Sunday, which cost them the ball game, the umpires gave the Giants one back last night in Los Angeles.

In the ninth inning, with the Giants trailing 5-4, one out and the bases loaded against Dodgers closer Jonathan Broxton, acting manager Don Mattingly (Joe Torre having been ejected along with Dodger starter Clayton Kershaw earlier in the game for hitting Aaron Rowand with a pitch—the third hit batter of the game) went out to discuss the situation with Broxton.

However, as Mattingly was walking back toward the dugout and had just stepped off the pitcher’s mound, he stepped back onto the mound a second time, either to say one last thing or because someo...

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