Instant Replay?

West Des Moines' Tim McClelland made a couple of magnificent errors in calls at third base during Tuesday night's Yankees-Angels game.

The first call came in the fourth inning with the Yankees Nick Swisher.

Johnny Damon hit a fly to center and Swisher tagged up and scored, but the Angels appealed that Swisher left too early and McClelland called Swisher out.

Replays showed McClelland was looking directly at Center Field and was in no position to judge whether Swisher left early.

It's the second time this season that Swisher's been called out for leaving too early when replay's had shown otherwise (September 28th against the Red Sox).

Has Swisher got a reputation with the umps?

After the game McClelland said, "In my heart I thought he left too soon."

In your guts, you knows he's nuts and the scientific community is united in that fact.

In the next inning McClelland called two Yankees safe, after both had been tagged out by Angel catcher Mike Napoli, while neither player was standing on third.

Later McClelland said, "I'm just out there trying to do my job and do it the best I can and unfortunately, there were two missed calls."

McClelland has a history of some interesting calls.

None of McClelland's calls have reached the level of Iowan Don Denkinger, but they're close and he's made more of them.

McClelland's crew has also dropped the ball during this series, but the so called experts have said into didn't effect any games.

Or did it?

In the bottom of the 10th inning of Game 2, Posada grounded into an apparant double play. But when Aybar received the feed from second baseman Maicer Izturis, his foot never touched the second-base bag before tossing the relay to first. Though Aybar was "in the neighborhood" and fielders are often granted some margin for error in this area, Aybar had no such luck. Layne accurately ruled Cabrera safe at second.

The game ended in the 13th with Aybar's foot planted on second and missing a throw from second baseman Maicer Izturis.

Maybe he doesn't miss the throw if it weren't for the play in the 10th.