tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post5452674216148891539..comments2024-01-18T06:49:55.117-08:00Comments on Close Call Sports & Umpire Ejection Fantasy League: MLB Ejection 145: Greg Gibson (2; Robin Ventura)Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-59749718355593708642013-08-29T07:02:01.972-07:002013-08-29T07:02:01.972-07:00I know this is late. Sorry.
I was explaining to...I know this is late. Sorry.<br /><br /><br />I was explaining to some friends (who believe announcers too often to really be credible) that this situation is exactly like the times when a catcher cannot locate a WP/PB and is looking away from his feet when he is inches from stepping on it or when he goes to the 3B side of the plate when it rolled to the 1B side of the plate.<br /><br /><br />The ball being lost from the player is not a cause for killing the ball. It has to be stuck or the ball has to be lost from the game (through the fence, lost in ivy, etc).Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-64441026360304320372013-08-29T06:55:23.094-07:002013-08-29T06:55:23.094-07:00I'm in...If for no other reason than to provid...I'm in...If for no other reason than to provide some empirical data on how bad they actually are (and how far above his peers Scully actually is).Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-18119498702297481122013-08-28T08:10:06.721-07:002013-08-28T08:10:06.721-07:00Have you seen Bart? He looks different.
New glas...Have you seen Bart? He looks different. <br />New glasses? <br />No, he looks upset. <br />Maybe he misses his old glasses.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-3443347373353438452013-08-26T07:32:08.662-07:002013-08-26T07:32:08.662-07:00The proper protocol actually is for the covering u...The proper protocol actually is for the covering umpire (Whoever is responsible for the ball), usually the base umpire, to go out and check if a player puts his hands up. This obviously wouldn't be the case on a ball bouncing over the fence, but if it's supposedly stuck, someone should go out and check it before killing it.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-16227162428397564722013-08-25T12:05:26.109-07:002013-08-25T12:05:26.109-07:00The funniest thing is that the girl in the first r...The funniest thing is that the girl in the first row is trying to tell Viciedo where the ball is. She knew exactly where is was but Viciedo didn't?Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-67628033091139702932013-08-24T18:22:14.936-07:002013-08-24T18:22:14.936-07:00This is starting to feel like reverse trolling. Or...This is starting to feel like reverse trolling. Or maybe you really are that sensitive (and in denial). Either way, thanks for the comedy (and the hilarious irony). <br /><br /><br /><br />Let me know if you need any further assistance with the proper spelling of three-letter words. It seems as though you already have the Disqus post editing figured out, at least.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-58245915059219666502013-08-24T18:17:50.005-07:002013-08-24T18:17:50.005-07:00I'm done feeding the trolls. You just keep ma...I'm done feeding the trolls. You just keep making stuff up, okay?Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-76283761478155066782013-08-24T18:12:35.139-07:002013-08-24T18:12:35.139-07:00Way to edit your post after getting called out. Hi...Way to edit your post after getting called out. Hilarious, yet sad at the same time. I think you should get tougher skin.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-71661508558603021002013-08-24T13:05:38.400-07:002013-08-24T13:05:38.400-07:00Two questions here....and this might warrant an of...Two questions here....and this might warrant an official challenge of the ruling - is 6.09(e) meant to cover a ball leaving the playing field (such as on a Little League field where the chain-link fence isn't flush with the ground), or does it also cover a ball rolling along the ground under the padding that is clearly a part of the fence? Clearly, the ball "passes under a fence" here, but obviously never leaves the playing field itself.<br /><br /><br />And what the heck is that thing that it got lodged against? Almost looks like a hose of some sort....I can remember hearing about when the foul lines at old Comiskey Park were simply flattened garden hoses painted white, but a hose in that situation takes this whole conversation to a new level.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-62880857081906593202013-08-24T13:02:17.355-07:002013-08-24T13:02:17.355-07:00I'm just trying to say let them ru. At the end...I'm just trying to say let them ru. At the end of play you can put runners back'Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-11119173756760073962013-08-24T11:56:13.357-07:002013-08-24T11:56:13.357-07:00If you're going to try to correct me, at least...If you're going to try to correct me, at least find a real error instead of making stuff up.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-87012897434920936562013-08-24T11:55:12.989-07:002013-08-24T11:55:12.989-07:00I think you should get new glasses.I think you should get new glasses.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-75917177146423059362013-08-24T11:40:05.478-07:002013-08-24T11:40:05.478-07:00Apparently the 7 voters who chose 'incorrect c...Apparently the 7 voters who chose 'incorrect call' should attend a MLB rules refresher course with Hawk Harrelson. The ball was playable and no call is the correct call here.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-10357110547561739692013-08-24T11:27:26.992-07:002013-08-24T11:27:26.992-07:00That was my thought too. Next thing you know, are ...That was my thought too. Next thing you know, are we going to be calling "ground rule doubles" for pop flies that fielders lose in the sun? I mean, really that's what happened-- he lost the ball but the video shows it was never "trapped" or anything...Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-31720337769825543192013-08-24T11:18:02.878-07:002013-08-24T11:18:02.878-07:00no softball? explain more joe if you don't min...no softball? explain more joe if you don't mind. correct Joe it is easier to put runners were they should be if the ball is out of play. once it was in play.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-49562707480621436222013-08-24T11:14:52.083-07:002013-08-24T11:14:52.083-07:00Working with someone it should be. that means if y...Working with someone it should be. that means if you are on the bases and a player put there hands up you signal that your going out. than that home plate umpire is now following the runnerLindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-18982767236316830192013-08-24T10:55:28.334-07:002013-08-24T10:55:28.334-07:00What roles does your tounge take?What roles does your tounge take?Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-14569807737561323992013-08-24T10:35:32.039-07:002013-08-24T10:35:32.039-07:00That's why this is covered at a pre-game plate...That's why this is covered at a pre-game plate meeting. No one runs all of the way out there to see if it is indeed "lost", at least not 100% of the time - most cases are easy to see for chain link fences. It is when you get into the opaque-colored walls that seeing that becomes more difficult. Most of the games I do are with younger kids, and luckily at that level it is much easier to see then if you're dealing with adults, etc.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-70698763226296183562013-08-24T10:31:22.363-07:002013-08-24T10:31:22.363-07:00I thought this is usually discussed at the plate m...I thought this is usually discussed at the plate meeting for ground rules. Sometimes you have to take the player on his or her word. Even if you run out there, your vision can be obscured by any number of things from sun to player to, shit, even an asteroid. But seriously, this is why I like fields that don't look like something Edward Scissorhands concocted. No real gaps, etc.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-83481784157499780822013-08-24T10:24:49.672-07:002013-08-24T10:24:49.672-07:00ARKAFL? I believe that is a sniglet referring to ...ARKAFL? I believe that is a sniglet referring to an ark constructed from the hair of Art Garfunkel. <br /><br /><br /><br />And the Grammar Gestapo lives on (I see). Zig heil, wachet auf! <br /><br /><br /><br />The ghoti live in water...Red ghoti, blue ghoti, old ghoti, new ghoti...Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-82115235732987603462013-08-24T10:20:42.121-07:002013-08-24T10:20:42.121-07:00Perhaps not, regarding the Viciedo ball-hunting en...Perhaps not, regarding the Viciedo ball-hunting endeavor. However, the field layout in that spot sucks 3-legged yak nads. Maybe next season they should add some shrubbery at the wall in centerfield. Put me in Coach, I'm ready to play!Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-76779355069613684822013-08-24T10:18:07.482-07:002013-08-24T10:18:07.482-07:00This obviously is not on the umpiring crew, but th...This obviously is not on the umpiring crew, but the ground rules need to change for this ballpark if they don't do the right thing and eliminate that little ball-guzzling gap....Eliminate the potential for error.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-22509590732223433412013-08-24T09:07:32.177-07:002013-08-24T09:07:32.177-07:00What shocks me about this is that the White Sox we...What shocks me about this is that the White Sox were playing at home. Dayan Viciedo should be well acclimated to the quirks of his home ballpark and should have been able to recognize what may have happened.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-17020765962612403042013-08-24T07:52:02.981-07:002013-08-24T07:52:02.981-07:00Nope I think you should have to watch every pitch ...Nope I think you should have to watch every pitch of every game. Even include when the announcers disagree with balls and strikes lol. Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-50594344743777678282013-08-24T07:11:38.849-07:002013-08-24T07:11:38.849-07:00I tell them at the plate meeting that if they go i...I tell them at the plate meeting that if they go in after it it's "run rabbit run"!Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.com