I guess I see your point there hes had many a bad game before  Its just that I dont 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  Hes the home plate umpire in Game  tonight having one of the most amorphous inconsistent strike zones in the game  And if its of any significance theres 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 httppitchesweeicomsportsbostonbaseballcurtschillinggeneralwhycbbucknorisnotagoodumpire