I guess I see your point there he s had many a bad game before It s just that I don t remember him being criticized as harshly and quickly as he was and still is Ultimately his bad calls did not cause the Red Sox to lose the game however it did cost Jon Lester at least another inning he could have pitched It is noteworthy IMO that the MLB would still let someone such as Bucknor work in the playoffs As for there being more controversy with him this series trust me there will be He s the home plate umpire in Game 2 tonight having one of the most amorphous inconsistent strike zones in the game And if it s of any significance there s a quote from former baseball pitcher Curt Schilling in the following link to his blog talking about the umpiring crew and Bucknor being among his chief concerns and worst umps in the game