Skip Bayless had this conspiracy theory bit about last year’s ALCS:
There were suspicions during October’s Yankees-Red Sox American League Championship Series that Major League Baseball was using some crude sort of replay system. League officials denied this, but baseball insiders believed the umpires’ crew chief could be alerted, perhaps by buzzer, when TV replays quickly showed a call had been blown.
Most notably, the umpires huddled after Alex Rodriguez swatted the ball out of Boston pitcher Bronson Arroyo’s glove along the first-base line. The first-base ump, whose view was obstructed, allowed Rodriguez to continue safely to second base.
But after the crew discussed the play – and perhaps after the chief was buzzed – A-Rod was ruled out. (Link)
Hmm. Personally, I don’t believe it. The funny thing is how the way things should be - wrong ruling gets overturned - becomes the source for conspiracy theories.