Cardinals walk off on obstruction call in Game 3 of the World Series

10/26/13: Allen Craig is ruled safe at home plate on an obstruction call to give the Cardinals a 5-4 walk-off victory in Game 3 of the World Series

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[dcindy]

legitimately one of the best examples of great umpiring in recent memory. Great communication, waiting to see the result of the play before making a declaration, and more than anything, definitely the right call.

[YJWannabe]

And what's forgotten out of everything is what a play by Pedroia

[fryingice]

On a totally different note. That field looks amazing. The gateway Arch looks so cool in the outfield grass

[eliteshooter]

On a different note, that was a completely badass play by pedroia

[bringitallback]

I know people hate Joe Buck, but the call on that play is fantastic. It really captures the chaos of those 15 seconds or so.

[giovannigracia]

Greatest play by umps I've ever seen in such a situation. They communicated so well and got it right.

[thomasmckenzie]

This might be one of the all-time great endings to a World Series game. The play by Pedroia was unreal. The backup and throw by the left fielder was awesome. The umps got the call right. Just an incredible way to end a game.

[atomicgiraffe]

the home plate umpire is literally like "the fuck you talking to me for the call was made at third"

[vashthestampede]

I'm glad in a way for Jim Joyce. He will always be remembered for the Gallaraga call, but now he has another famous call... And this time he was 100% correct

[Geoff]

Notice in the replay at about 1:37 Joyce calls obstruction and the home plate umpire immediately acknowledges the obstruction call.

[tparkerino]

Crowd reactions like this give me the greatest feelings.

[nicks]

Why are people bring up the words "on purpose" or "intentional", those are totally irrelevant. The only thing of relevance is if any obstruction occurred.

[csousher]

You can see Joyce and Demuthe signaling obstruction at virtually the same time, as soon as Craig trips over Middlebrooks. That's pretty cool

[maxwellcooper]

Umps got it right here. The right call in a high-pressure situation. You know they're going to be all over you analyzing the call at the end of a world series game. Takes some presence of mind to make that call in that situation! Well done umps.

[auburnltl]

This is a very underrated and overlooked moment in sports.

[francobobfred]

If only Greg Gibson was the home plate umpire....

[michaelmehicani]

I love this video.. It's so exciting and just represents the type of excitement baseball can bring to people. My favorite part is when the home plate umpire calls safe and the crowd goes absolutely berserk. Exact reason why I love playoffs especially.    

[epicninjaquan]

1:25 Molina is like “yay but how is he safe”

[RedCard]

The umpires definitely made the correct call here

[AlexForzano]

The most obvious obstruction call ever lol