Nope. If you watch the documentary (or just the clip where Howie breaks it down), Howie admitted as much. I think Harris may have wanted it to cut a little more. I imagine a lot of that was due to him being tired. He'd been used a significant amount in the WS and said he was tired.
That's right. I think the pitch was low and away, and Howie said something like "it was a really good pitch and I wasn't sure I'd be able to hit it".