It was the right move in the long run, but had the umpire called the Beltran hit correctly, this would go down as bad as the Gooden game. I remember watching that game with my father and we both were up at arms that the Moreland play was called a hit as well.
We've now gone 1 year and 18 days without a no-hitter since Johan Santana's gem! We had gone 50 years, 1 month, and 20 days without a no-no.
It was the right move in the long run, but had the umpire called the Beltran hit correctly, this would go down as bad as the Gooden game. I remember watching that game with my father and we both were up at arms that the Moreland play was called a hit as well.