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As you're surely aware by now, the Cardinals prevailed over the Red Sox by a score of 5-4 in Game 3 of the World Series and did so via umpire Jim Joyce's obstruction call -- Rule 7.06 -- in the bottom of the ninth. Here's some action-news footage of the walk-off tumble ...
So in summary ...
First time a #WorldSeries game has ever ended on an obstruction call. Ever. As in, never before. Crazy, crazy night.
— Scott Miller (@ScottMCBS) October 27, 2013
In order to achieve a the proper perspective on what just happened, we'll need to turn to the incubator of high-minded reflection that is Twitter. So now let us dip deeper into media sociale and witness onlookers progressing from the coherent to the addled and back to the coherent again -- all because of the play you just saw ...
This is insane.
— David Cameron (@DCameronFG) October 27, 2013
WHAT IS HAPPENING. CARDINALS DEVIL MAGIC IS HAPPENING.
— Amanda Rykoff (@amandarykoff) October 27, 2013
What the ffffffffff
— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) October 27, 2013
LOLOLOLOLOLOL BASEBALL HAM
— Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) October 27, 2013
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— Eric Freeman (@freemaneric) October 27, 2013
David Ortiz is standing in the middle of the field with his hands on his hips. He isn't moving.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) October 27, 2013
Now to the Department of Sick Burn, 3rd Floor ...
Cardinals official's observation: "maybe (the red sox) shouldn't throw to 3b." True, it's cost them 2 straight games.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) October 27, 2013
BOSTON piss about the call.!! What u should be piss about is ""Y NDA HELL DID HE EVEN THROW THE BALL DOWN 2 3rd n the 1st place." dejavu
— Nelly_Mo (@Nelly_Mo) October 27, 2013
Now let's check on the conspiracy fetishists ...
Really happy Jim Joyce rep'd the Yankees tonight - http://t.co/cBqW5bn5AF (die-hard yankees fan) #RedSox #WorldSeries #Yankees
— Alexander Taub (@ajt) October 27, 2013
OBSTRUCTION CALL? MORE LIKE AN ACT OF THE ILLUMINATI. #WorldSeries #RedSox #Cardinals pic.twitter.com/D1t5dpDIaq
— STOP THE ILLUMINATI (@Illuminati_Stop) October 27, 2013
The official responses ...
Cardinals win on a walk-off obstruction call! Will Middlebrooks trips Allen coming off third base! Cardinals win 5-4!
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) October 27, 2013
FINAL: Cardinals 5, @RedSox 4
— Boston Red Sox (@RedSox) October 27, 2013
And finally, from the rule itself ...
Rule 7.06 > Infield Fly Rule. #winning
— Rule 7.06 (@Rule706) October 27, 2013
