The NFL is playing the preseason with replacement officials, so I guess you have to expect that there are going to be some strange calls and delayed rulings like the ones that turned Friday night's exhibition between the Ravens and Detroit Lions into a messy midnight marathon.
If only major league baseball could make the same excuse.
While the replacements were flagging almost every exciting play in the Lions' 27-12 victory over the Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium, the umpiring crew at Comerica Park in Detroit was again confirming what critics have been saying since April — that major league officiating has reached a new and troubling low.
Baltimore Ravens
Record: 10-6
1st in AFC North
Home: M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
Capacity: 71,008
1st in AFC North
Home: M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
Capacity: 71,008
After Friday's Ravens and Orioles games, officiating has seemingly reached a new low
Baltimore Sun 8/19/2012
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Jones,
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