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Braves fans, columnists react to ump's call

A roundup of news and notes about the out that ended the Braves season

Oct 6, 2012

The inaugural National League Wild Card game brought out the wild in Atlanta Braves fans Friday night.

The win-or-go-home playoff game at Turner Field devolved into controversy in the eighth inning when umpire Sam Holbrook called Braves shortstop Andrelton Simmons out after Simmons' pop fly dropped into left field between two St. Louis Cardinals players. Holbrook cited the infield fly rule. Read the full story by the AJC's Carroll Rogers.

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