tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post6791325992528364791..comments2024-01-18T06:49:55.117-08:00Comments on Close Call Sports & Umpire Ejection Fantasy League: Ejections 003, 004, 005, 006: Sam Holbrook (1, 2, 3, 4)Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-59207648638642010382013-04-12T18:31:26.508-07:002013-04-12T18:31:26.508-07:00McClelland's crew is in KC so if you are right...McClelland's crew is in KC so if you are right it would Eddings.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-60885384085612441882013-04-12T18:17:15.231-07:002013-04-12T18:17:15.231-07:00mlb has announced that quentin will be suspended f...mlb has announced that quentin will be suspended for 8 games http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/04/12/mlb-will-suspend-carlos-quentin-eight-games/Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-77575370001731007992013-04-12T17:28:31.077-07:002013-04-12T17:28:31.077-07:00not a surprise for me about dj or campos... Shocki...not a surprise for me about dj or campos... Shocking about Esta... Really happy to see Tumpane getting another long look.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-50033798083861084682013-04-12T17:15:58.400-07:002013-04-12T17:15:58.400-07:00Anybody know which crew is working the Rays-Red So...Anybody know which crew is working the Rays-Red Sox series this weekend? I have narrowed it down to either Meals or Eddings working the plate on Saturday.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-9128558525026660142013-04-12T14:08:15.266-07:002013-04-12T14:08:15.266-07:00He was playing for the brewers at that timeHe was playing for the brewers at that timeLindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-5310533547472516132013-04-12T13:21:30.483-07:002013-04-12T13:21:30.483-07:00I agree with the review of situation handling. In...I agree with the review of situation handling. In fact, I would say they did a great job of getting the teams off the field and going toward the benches to explain the outcomes after the ejections. Did a great job of calming the situation down.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-37278651784053594952013-04-12T12:39:01.262-07:002013-04-12T12:39:01.262-07:00Him and Rob Drake have both been missing from that...Him and Rob Drake have both been missing from that crew all season. Hopefully they are OK. We also have not seen Gary Cederstrom, Brian gorman or Brian Runge at all this season. With Runge I have a feeling it is the same reason he missed the end of last season and he has missed a ton of time over the last 4-5 years but Cederstrom and Gorman never miss games at all so I am surprised to see them gone.<br /><br />On the other hand we have seen the same 6 Call-ups these last 2 weeks. Conroy, Blaser, Baker, Tumpane, Fagan and Muchlinski. While this obviosuly isn't the tell all that these will be the next ones hired it shows the MLB is confident in them that they will work at the beginning of the season. Also notice Reyburn, Estabrook and Campos have not been used yet.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-5009875270446379922013-04-12T12:31:12.502-07:002013-04-12T12:31:12.502-07:00I don't understand people saying this shows Ho...I don't understand people saying this shows Holbrook is not Crew Chief material? I don't see what he did wrong here. I am not even the biggest Holbrook fan myself. I think he is a good Umpire but a little overrated by the MLB, he is not good enough to have worked 4 CC's and 1 WS in the last 5 years. But this does not prove anything about his CC potential. Umpires are told not to get in the middle of brawls but rather stand by the melee and observe what is going on and take down names and numbers of players who should be ejected and that is exactly what the crew did. Watch any MLB brawl and the Umpires will almost always act the same way Holbrook and company did. The correct 4 people were ejected. Queintin for charging the mound, Greinke for baiting Queintin and participating in the fight, Hairston for reigniting the fight after it was seemingly over and Kemp for being completely out of control throughout the entire thing. You could have maybe ejected John Baker who also attempted to reignite the fight by taunting Greinke from the Padres dugout. That is who Hairston was going after. But it is hard to get everybody and all in all the crew did what they could. <br /><br /><br />I also agree with tmac on one point. This is certainly not something that seems like a big deal but alking to Mattingly and Bud seperately was brilliant. Especially considering Don Mattingly and his usual moronic actions. If you get him next to Bud Black he is probably going to act like a bafoon and it is possible things would have gotten worse.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-27245851674195984302013-04-12T09:52:41.666-07:002013-04-12T09:52:41.666-07:00I think the umps got it right. Quentin needs a lo...I think the umps got it right. Quentin needs a lot more than 3 games here...there was simply no reason to charge the mound!<br />Greinke, unfortunately, didn't use his head. When guys make 10s of millions to play one of every 5 games, they have to be smart. Unfortunately, he wasn't and got hurt. IF he was completely innocent, I would agree with Mattingly and suspend Quentin until Grienke comes back (maybe even longer); but Greinke chose not to be innocent.<br />Colin Cowherd was right this morning on ESPN; Greinke's job is to step back and let the catcher (with all the gear) get to the batter first.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-6205300143785679872013-04-12T08:16:17.772-07:002013-04-12T08:16:17.772-07:00Oh boy that should be interestingOh boy that should be interestingLindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-82802808833891282842013-04-12T07:24:39.814-07:002013-04-12T07:24:39.814-07:00Padres-Dodgers play a three-game set on Monday the...Padres-Dodgers play a three-game set on Monday the 15th.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-73969308818481936642013-04-12T07:13:54.573-07:002013-04-12T07:13:54.573-07:00So Quentin interprets a 3-2 pitch inside at the ar...So Quentin interprets a 3-2 pitch inside at the arms on an at bat that featured breaking balls low or away as an intent bean ball... right. And then you have 3 Dodgers ejected to one Padre in Quentin. Yeah, sure.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-81016665030233867072013-04-12T06:57:29.755-07:002013-04-12T06:57:29.755-07:00I thought this crew did an excellent job sorting t...I thought this crew did an excellent job sorting this out. A catcher's job when someone charges the mound is to protect his pitcher..... Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Quentin charges and well we know the rest. I actually think Sam will make an excellent CC and the sooner the better. It's the little things that make me think so. EXAMPLE: Notice that after the brawl he talks to each manager individually. May seem like nothing to the average eye but this makes sure that the managers do not exchange any words comments .... ZIP.... preventative umpiring. Well I think we can say now the season is officially underway.... <br />And by the way can someone please tell me when Holbrook has Grienke.... Fireworks seem to go off whenever these 2 are around each other!Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-4402528318300873132013-04-12T06:52:18.879-07:002013-04-12T06:52:18.879-07:00Why isn't sam holbroook CC material.... DO you...Why isn't sam holbroook CC material.... DO you have an opinions/ facts to back this up?Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-10821924583161012682013-04-12T06:22:29.341-07:002013-04-12T06:22:29.341-07:00Sam Holbrook confirmed after the game that he ejec...Sam Holbrook confirmed after the game that he ejected Greinke:<br /><br />"Greinke, Quentin, Matt Kemp and Jerry Hairston Jr. were all ejected from the game, Holbrook said.<br /><br />"Really, that's all I can tell you," Holbrook said afterward in a <br />written statement. "I spoke with my supervisor and until we file a <br />report with the league that's really all we can say."<br /><br />http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130412&content_id=44551080&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlbLindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-68851124945058066032013-04-12T06:19:48.368-07:002013-04-12T06:19:48.368-07:00"The guy basically dives into the plate and, ..."The guy basically dives into the plate and, on a 2-1 game, we're trying to hit him on a 3-and-2 pitch?" Mattingly said on TV afterward. "It's just stupid is what it is. He should not play a game before Greinke can pitch."Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-5227244178187284682013-04-12T06:02:45.740-07:002013-04-12T06:02:45.740-07:00God how much I love Vin Scully. He makes other br...God how much I love Vin Scully. He makes other broadcasters simply look like amateurs.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-68929553213995346872013-04-12T05:13:40.338-07:002013-04-12T05:13:40.338-07:00I fail to understand how Sam Holbrook messed up th...I fail to understand how Sam Holbrook messed up this fight. Baseball players yell at each other and then wrestle. Umpires then eject the aggressors. Simple and that's what this crew did.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-81936978687500234822013-04-12T04:21:13.342-07:002013-04-12T04:21:13.342-07:00It's exciting.It's exciting.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-35388313716718551392013-04-12T03:37:22.059-07:002013-04-12T03:37:22.059-07:00Anyone know what's going on with Joe West? He...Anyone know what's going on with Joe West? He was supposed to be the CC of this crew, and as far as I can tell hasn't been seen so far this season. Is he injured or is something else going on?Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-58951511626093542802013-04-11T23:16:33.868-07:002013-04-11T23:16:33.868-07:00Greinke broke his left collarbone. Greinke broke his left collarbone. Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-56247071013295473112013-04-11T22:45:39.919-07:002013-04-11T22:45:39.919-07:00And in the first inning in Houston last year when ...And in the first inning in Houston last year when he slammed the ball!Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-64040269275306635722013-04-11T22:29:34.045-07:002013-04-11T22:29:34.045-07:00Because if you ejected everyone involved in the fi...Because if you ejected everyone involved in the fight there wouldn't be anyone left to play the game. The umpires have to pick and choose and they probably judged that Ellis' tackle was intended to restrain Quentin.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-11018009999381348862013-04-11T22:24:55.209-07:002013-04-11T22:24:55.209-07:00How did A.J. Ellis not get ejected for tackling Qu...How did A.J. Ellis not get ejected for tackling Quentin?Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-15901093211166203902013-04-11T22:20:17.096-07:002013-04-11T22:20:17.096-07:00And the article on the Dodgers website says Greink...And the article on the Dodgers website says Greinke left due to a shoulder injury. I get the feeling we won't know for sure until after the press conference after the game.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.com