Girardi steamed over missed call

May, 16, 2012
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TORONTO -- Granted, the Yankees were trailing 7-1 when CB Bucknor totally missed a force out call at second in the seventh. It was clear on first sight and on replays that Jayson Nix beat Kelly Johnson to second.

If the call was safe, the Yankees would have had the bases loaded with Nick Swisher due up. Instead, Swisher struck out to end the inning with two on.

Joe Girardi argued, but Bucknor didn't change his mind.

"He said he was out," Girardi said.

Have you seen it?

"Oh, yeah," Girardi said.

"He wasn't," another reporter said.

"I realize that," Girardi said.

Girardi went on, "That is a big play. We have the bases loaded and one-out with two, three, four coming up."
Andrew Marchand is a senior writer for ESPNNewYork. He also regularly contributes to SportsCenter, Baseball Tonight, ESPNews, ESPN New York 98.7 FM and ESPN Radio. He joined ESPN in 2007 after nine years at the New York Post. Follow Andrew on Twitter »

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