Maybe this is why old people shouldnt be in charge in sports
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why dont old people get the benefit of the doubt when they say stupid things. jimmy the greek, al campanis, and recently helen thomas come to mind.
i like miggys take on the blown call tho.Leave a comment:
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Did anyone see this on CNBC?
WOW
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If you watch the replay the ump was NOT even looking at the runner. He was looking at the first baseman and after he caught the ball, he calls the runner safe. Well, the runner doesn't touch first till after the ball is caught.
The outcome of the game should be changed! The first 28 out Perfect Game!Leave a comment:
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Seriuosly???? You are playing the race card,really???-wow Originally posted by gameusedLeave a comment:
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I was watching ESPN and they showed Gallaraga receiving a brand new Corvette during today's game. Also the ump Joyce congratulated Gallaraga prior to umpiring today's game and received a nice applause from the fans. Very sportmanlike behavior was shown prior to the game from all parties.
I think I read closed captions saying that Selig will not overturn the play too. They mentioned the only overturning in the past was the pine tar incident with George Brett.Leave a comment:
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Btw, Chris, thanks for putting in a good word for me with Joe in Tucson. (I think it was you.) He brought up five DBacks prospects bats for me last weekend that I'm very pleased with.Leave a comment:
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GW -
That was me that referenced the 02 ASG. ASGs in general are another topic all together - especially how the players are selected... ex: Tulo is 3rd in voting right now for NL SS, Rollins is 1st. He's only played in like what a dozen games this year??? They need to remove fan voting and select based on stats at a certain point... but I digress...
Just wanted to put in a link that just came up on Yahoo!:
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Bug (misspelling intentional) Selig is spineless. Just when I start to have a tiny bit of regard for the man - as when he recently announced that the 2011 All-Star Game would remain in Phoenix, despite politically-motivated protests that it be moved - he fails to do the right thing yet again.
Incidentally, somebody referenced the 2002 ASG, which ended in a tie, and that is not a good example of Bug's spinelessness. Brenly and Torre had both depleted their bullpens to the point where they were in danger of getting somebody hurt, and you don't risk injury to win what is supposed to be an exhibition game. What was Bug supposed to do? Demand that the teams continue to play, despite both managers' expressed desire not to do so?
Back to the topic at hand, however, I am thoroughly disgusted. This calls for a huge letter-writing campaign, or something.Leave a comment:
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It won't be reversed.
NEW YORK (AP)—Bud Selig won’t reverse an umpire’s admitted blown call that cost Armando Galarraga(notes) a perfect game.
Selig says Major League Baseball will look at expanded replay and umpiring, but not the botched call Wednesday night.
Umpire Jim Joyce says he made a mistake on what would’ve been the final out in Detroit, where the Tigers beat Cleveland 3-0. The umpire personally apologized to Galarraga.
Against my better judgement, I will say I agree with the decision not to reverse the call. Not saying a third perfect game in a month is a bad thing. My feelings are: Joyce made the call as he saw it. The call was wrong. Oh well. Calls are blown in every stadium, every year. This would have opened the doors for future calls to be reversed. Hopefully this doesn't lead to more instant replay. Just my opinion.
Fire away.
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As much as I would love to see this call overturned, it will not happen.
Selig is spineless - I mean you're talking about the man who let the All-Star Game end in a tie...
Everything about the way this game ended SCREAMS for it to be corrected and Selig is the ONLY person with the authority to do it, so don't expect anything to happen.
I mean it took Congress to get him and his cronies to take the Steroid issue seriously and unfortunately, I don't think the Feds will be calling about a bad judgment call.
I do feel bad for Galaragga and Joyce and I honestly don't think anyone feels worse about the whole situation than Joyce.
It reminds me of a scoring error back in 1991 at Arlington Stadium when i watched Nolan 1 hit the White Sox.
The 1st batter hit the 1st pitch line drive towards 1st base - Palmeiro stumbled and the ball went in and out of his glove... called a hit rather than an error. Nolan shut them down the rest of the game.
Kind of the opposite of this issue as it was the 1st batter rather than the last. NO, I wouldn't expect the scorer to go back after the 27th out to change it to a no-hitter, but on the LAST play of the game?
I'm against re-play, even though I do my own on the VCR - and if you do too, you might be surprised how many blown calls there really are...
What surprises me though, is if the play was even close that the Ump went with the runner in a no hit/perfect game bid on the LAST out.
Maybe Bud will grow a pair and do the right thing, but I for one won't be holding my breath.
Just my .02
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It's a good thing that Joyce won't be ump'ing any of Stephen Strasberg's games beginning Saturday... I'd hate to see him put in the same position again...
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As a first-basemen in my youth, my initial thought when I saw the controversial play developing was, “What the heck is Miguel Cabrera doing?”
Yes, the umpire blew the call, but it should have never come down to a “bang-bang” play. If Cabrera had played his position correctly and covered the bag instead of roaming halfway to second base, it would have been a fairly routine play for the second baseman.
One of the first things a good coach will teach an aspiring first baseman – immediately after teaching the proper foot-work and keeping your rear end out of the baseline – is to never roam too far to your right as it usually spells nothing but trouble. Those coaches can probably never find a better example than Cabrera’s misplay.
I am making no excuses for the blown call - and Cabrera did field the ball cleanly and made the throw - but I continue to be amazed at the lack of fundamentals at the Major League level. It's the little things like this that get you beat - or in this case, contribute to costing your pitcher perfection.
Just my view and intial reaction as I saw the play unravel.
Mark Hayne
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