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1989 Regular Season Game 127
August 25, 1989
Padres 5, Mets 3
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Educated Fan
May 28, 2010
This had a very frustrating occurrence. In the 6th inning, the pitcher Ed Whitson doubles, and the Mets believe that he did not touch first base. So they appeal. However, Sid Fernandez balks in the process. Ed Whitson takes third, and the appeal is lost.

Mental errors like this were not uncommon with the Mets in this era.

Michael
September 15, 2020
Just watched this one on the old tape. To add to the above comment about Sid's balk.....right after it happened, Davey Johnson was screaming at his infield to try the appeal play again to see if Whitson missed 1st base, but they weren't moving from their positions and Davey didnt seem to understand why until he came out of the dugout and realized that the umpires told the Mets infield that due to the balk, an appeal of the previous play was no longer allowed. Not only that, but the next two batters both hit homers off Sid to give the Padres the lead. Truly a strange sequence in year full of them. 1989 truly was the weirdest season in Mets history (at least in my view)



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