He creaked to a stop across the street from Turner Field, where hours later the man's worry came to life as the St. Louis Cardinals survived the infield fly rule and debris and delay to end the Atlanta Braves' season. That earned the Cardinals Sunday'sThere are a certain few plays that will live within the halls of baseball lore, whispered about in shame, argued over for years to come. This is one of them.True to its name, the Wild Card playoff game between the Atlanta Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals got wild in the bottom of the eighth inning when the umpires invoked the infield fly rule on a fly ball to left field off the bat of Andrelton SimmonsRule 2.00 (Infield Fly) Comment: On the infield fly rule the umpire is to rule whether the ball could ordinarily have been handled by an infielder — not by some arbitrary limitation such as the grass, or the base lines. The umpire must rule also thatMLB commissioner Bud Selig was on his couch Friday night, his popcorn bowl tucked firmly beside him, turning up the volume as his latest brain child -- two wild card playoff games that would add immeasurable intrigue to
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