I'm not saying it was solely Marvin Hudson's blown call that cost the game, but that was the catalyst. To see Jackson, LaRoche, and Davey as upset as they were meant that was a horrible call. That changed the whole game right there - Jackson was obviously worked up and probably made a pitch he wouldn't have made otherwise. Additionally, he'd likely have pitched Freeman differently with the bases empty (as it should have been) versus a runner on. Who knows how the game would have ended if Hudson had put his ego aside and asked for help in getting the call right, but there's no arguing that it didn't affect emotions and change the outcome of that particular inning.
