Video: Other famous controversial postseason calls

By Matt Snyder | Baseball Writer

After the controversial eighth-inning infield-fly rule call in the Braves-Cardinals game Friday night, there was much fuss in the Twittersphere that it was one of the worst calls in postseason history.

Here are a few of the other controversial options:

In Game 3 of the World Series last season, Mike Napoli clearly tagged Matt Holliday at first base, but umpire Ron Kulpa missed it.

There's plenty of Tim McClelland goodness in here:

What about the "dropped" strike three that got A.J. Pierzynski to first base?

How about Jeffrey Maier?

And, of course, there is Don Denkinger:

Obviously, there are surely many more stuck in the minds of fans everywhere. So, you tell us, where does the infield-fly call rank in postseason lore?

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