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Blame MLB's faulty replay rules for not saving the Astros and umpire Jim Joyce

David Cone warned us all about this, and he was right.

On Tuesday night, the former pitcher was in the booth for the YES Network, calling the Yankees-Blue Jays game, when Dellin Betances appeared to strike out Edwin Encarnacion in the ninth inning. Umpire Mark Wegner, however, called it a dropped foul tip as Encarnacion's swing tapped catcher Gary Sanchez's glove, knocking the glove closed and preventing him from catching it.

"It could be easily seen, if it were a challengeable call," Cone said.

The Blue Jays pleaded for a catcher's interference call, to no avail.