tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post2702962651332595128..comments2024-01-18T06:49:55.117-08:00Comments on Close Call Sports & Umpire Ejection Fantasy League: MLB Ejection 100: Gary Darling (3; Robin Ventura)Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-87980518331189043402013-08-08T02:32:17.688-07:002013-08-08T02:32:17.688-07:00Hawk Harrelson's making Woodruff, S.C. proud.Hawk Harrelson's making Woodruff, S.C. proud.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-61395577322558906182013-07-29T13:28:44.270-07:002013-07-29T13:28:44.270-07:00First Inning? I don't know if he could get dre...First Inning? I don't know if he could get dressed properly.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-38484778843006509212013-07-29T13:25:30.046-07:002013-07-29T13:25:30.046-07:00lol I know. That's why it pisses me off. To ev...lol I know. That's why it pisses me off. To everyone watching the broadcast who doesn't know the rules, they think the call was blown.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-55534565528354261382013-07-29T07:50:15.468-07:002013-07-29T07:50:15.468-07:00Incidentally, the 'softball' logic only ap...Incidentally, the 'softball' logic only applies in certain softball rulesets, and not in all of them. There are several softball rulesets that use the exact same OBS rules as baseball. Likewise, there are those of us who wear exactly the same clothes baseball umpires wear, and don't have to wear navy pants (which is definitely ridiculous).<br /><br />FED really screws up the OBS rule (...and dead ball appeals....and...the list goes on...). If we're going to overhaul any ruleset, we should start with FED.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-41176312008252035862013-07-28T12:30:25.085-07:002013-07-28T12:30:25.085-07:00Has harrellson ever seen a book?Has harrellson ever seen a book?Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-60188313228685418902013-07-27T13:24:48.942-07:002013-07-27T13:24:48.942-07:00Evidence?Evidence?Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-37784794386806655592013-07-27T12:30:39.683-07:002013-07-27T12:30:39.683-07:00Umpires don't know half of the rules. I think ...Umpires don't know half of the rules. I think its time for MLB to do an overhaul of umpires and hire all new umpires and make sure the new umpires know the rules.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-14382476237956626572013-07-26T08:54:53.193-07:002013-07-26T08:54:53.193-07:00Exactly. These announcers are always talking abou...Exactly. These announcers are always talking about making the umpires accountable - it should be a two-way street!Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-21908474928509856472013-07-26T08:42:52.189-07:002013-07-26T08:42:52.189-07:00Anyone else notice that Darling signaled "Out...Anyone else notice that Darling signaled "Out", then changed his call to Obstruction after the Detroit dugout started yelling?Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-27750134455065954292013-07-25T11:10:10.670-07:002013-07-25T11:10:10.670-07:00When is MLB going to grow some nuts and hold annou...When is MLB going to grow some nuts and hold announcers accountable for their ignorance and sometimes intentional incendiary comments involving easy calls such as this. It all comes back to the integrity of the game. <br /><br />MLB is extremely short on integrity as it is with all the drug usage but to make matters worse, they constantly throw umpires under the bus, further alienating a huge segment of fans who simply think the game is a bunch of, in the words of "Hawk," B.S. How does MLB not see this, or are they simply turning a blind eye?<br /><br />What incentive do parents have in taking their kids to see a MLB game and drop $150.00 when they are convinced by the announcers and media how the game is officiated by a bunch of knuckleheads that can't a get a call right. Shame on Bud Selig and MLB! Most os us can agree the MLB umpiring staff got off to a shaky start in the early 2000s but right now, they are for the most part, top notch. Through it all, Selig has consistently shown he refuses to fully support his umpires. For this, he has hurt baseball more than he knows.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-67278905081226119562013-07-24T22:14:01.374-07:002013-07-24T22:14:01.374-07:00He's not funny. He's ignorant and painful...He's not funny. He's ignorant and painfully so. I'd love to see him umpire a little league game. My bet is that he wouldn't make it through the first inning.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-56289344849409099922013-07-24T22:08:21.222-07:002013-07-24T22:08:21.222-07:00Blah, I meant to say he called it interference, no...Blah, I meant to say he called it interference, not obstructionLindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-85012515620877931192013-07-24T22:06:53.896-07:002013-07-24T22:06:53.896-07:00Except Mr. Stone didn't called it interference...Except Mr. Stone didn't called it interference, not the correct term which is obstruction. If announcers don't know the difference between a foul ball and a foul tip, why would we expect them to know the difference between interference and obstruction?Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-88305494730761398352013-07-24T21:00:59.478-07:002013-07-24T21:00:59.478-07:00I secondI secondLindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-73120877742315145892013-07-24T20:45:13.851-07:002013-07-24T20:45:13.851-07:00Listen to their commentary on the Jeff Nelson/Mike...Listen to their commentary on the Jeff Nelson/Mike Estabrook ejections in Chicago a couple of years ago. They were pretty embarrassing on that one.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-81296830975460527472013-07-24T19:07:04.352-07:002013-07-24T19:07:04.352-07:00I guess getting "out of the baseball mindset&...I guess getting "out of the baseball mindset" means goofy mechanics and navy pants....no thanks.<br /><br />The baseball Type A OBS rule makes perfect sense if you know the reason for it and how it's enforced like Rich said. The FED OBS rule is just like softball and makes little practical sense.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-89658944607133247032013-07-24T18:34:37.311-07:002013-07-24T18:34:37.311-07:00The right call was made by Gary Darling...The right call was made by Gary Darling...Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-75611311754766434502013-07-24T18:30:30.452-07:002013-07-24T18:30:30.452-07:00The Announcer's Rulebook Accuracy League serio...The Announcer's Rulebook Accuracy League seriously needs to be a thing.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-59797099071337743792013-07-24T16:03:08.217-07:002013-07-24T16:03:08.217-07:00That's an easy call.....textbook. Good work, M...That's an easy call.....textbook. Good work, Mr. Darling.<br /><br />And just how did Torii "abandon" his attempt to run the bases? What, for trying to run around the strong safety covering the first base bag? You've got to be bleeping me.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-53028721629566010902013-07-24T15:57:49.713-07:002013-07-24T15:57:49.713-07:00When your season is going as badly as the White So...When your season is going as badly as the White Sox season is going, I can give a certain amount of leeway to an announcer for taking a "yeah, whatever" approach to something like this. Heck, you saw how vocal and enraged he was when Gordon Beckham almost cost them the Mets game last month.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-60250372306217279012013-07-24T15:46:54.001-07:002013-07-24T15:46:54.001-07:00That's to bad... Honestly... Softball played a...That's to bad... Honestly... Softball played at a high level is an EXCELLENT game. Mens major fastpitch and womens cLindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-51124830453677889222013-07-24T14:21:31.323-07:002013-07-24T14:21:31.323-07:00Well, I don't have to worry about it. No inte...Well, I don't have to worry about it. No interest in ever umpiring softball.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-30326855788223310072013-07-24T14:21:25.156-07:002013-07-24T14:21:25.156-07:00I wonder if Steve Stone actually likes working wit...I wonder if Steve Stone actually likes working with Hawk?Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-40773427750797995242013-07-24T14:18:04.577-07:002013-07-24T14:18:04.577-07:00In softball the logic is that you do not give any ...In softball the logic is that you do not give any runner a base they did not EARN. You always give them the base they would have made if not obstructed. In your play above - in which of course the throw would be coming from F2 - they would just get 1B. In fact, we are told that if we it happening without a earn, we are supposed to warn them...especially in school ball. <br /><br /><br />One of our big problems we have in our school group's new officials clinic, is trying to get baseball umps out of their baseball mindset.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-83726685307039133592013-07-24T13:42:19.679-07:002013-07-24T13:42:19.679-07:00Gary Darling made the right call...Gary Darling made the right call...Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.com