Worst calls in sports history
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The infamous "Hand of God" no-call foul. It probably ranks in the top-5 or 10 worst calls of all time.
Catcher had the ball in his non-glove hand. Worst call in WS history.
That call, and I believe there was another, IMO short-circuited the Reds for the remainder of the Series.
A terrible call that I loved:
1978 EKU vs wku in OVC tourn finals. Eastern won by hitting free throws awarded because of a foul called on wku 3.5 seconds after the clock ran out. Being an EKU grad, the only thing better than beating wku is the joy of them knowing they got the shaft. In fact, following that game t-shirts were made saying "Bend over western, it only takes 3 1/2 seconds"
1978 EKU vs wku in OVC tourn finals. Eastern won by hitting free throws awarded because of a foul called on wku 3.5 seconds after the clock ran out. Being an EKU grad, the only thing better than beating wku is the joy of them knowing they got the shaft. In fact, following that game t-shirts were made saying "Bend over western, it only takes 3 1/2 seconds"
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Yep, just a little background for those who weren't even around at the time; The General Secr
Yep, the Secretary General of FIBA was Renato William Jones. Jones had a contentious relationship with USA Basketball and wanted the USA to lose. He personally came out of the stands and ordered the timekeeper to put three seconds on the clock after the first inbounds play. He would later state that he had no authority to direct such a move but the timekeeper was obviously intimidated by his position. He had a questionable relationship with the Soviets and there was also a lot of talk that one of the referees from Bulgaria had been threatened with kidnapping of his family unless he took measures to ensure a Soviet victory. Jones, obviously an arrogant bastard, made the statement prior to the Olympics that "if he ever had the chance then he would affect the outcome", as international basketball was being stifled as the Americans kept winning. The USA protested the outcome and Jones made another conterversial remark that "the Americans need to learn how to lose...........". The fix was in.
We were playing FL at home in early-00's & were ahead late. JLo threw a pass that was blocked just beyond the line. The ball went straight down & bounced straight back up into the FL player's hands. It was ruled at INT.