tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post5992253599465680846..comments2024-01-18T06:49:55.117-08:00Comments on Close Call Sports & Umpire Ejection Fantasy League: Ejections: Paul Emmel (2)Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-62515160399691505432011-07-03T17:51:33.880-07:002011-07-03T17:51:33.880-07:00If the runner had been called safe, I guarantee Oz...If the runner had been called safe, I guarantee Ozzie would have been the one taking an early shower instead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-77673401623754720402011-07-03T14:39:38.121-07:002011-07-03T14:39:38.121-07:00Did anybody see rookie umpire Mark Ripperger end t...Did anybody see rookie umpire Mark Ripperger end the Braves-Orioles game with a ring up of Chipper Jones? Look at this pitch f/x!<br />http://www.brooksbaseball.net/pfxVB/cache/numlocation.php-pitchSel=276514&game=gid_2011_07_03_balmlb_atlmlb_1&batterX=80&innings=yyyyyyyyy&sp_type=1&s_type=3.gif<br /><br />This was a one run game, not a blowout.KTurner14noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-10938507200732545042011-07-03T12:56:13.131-07:002011-07-03T12:56:13.131-07:00There is a difference between jumping to the side ...There is a difference between jumping to the side of the bag to prevent the runner from sliding hard, but almost grazing the bag with your foot as you catch the ball, and getting pulled 4 feet off of it, into the path of the runner no less, so you cant say this one is for safety. Call was completely blown by the umpiresAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-73034210255509565612011-07-03T09:58:18.575-07:002011-07-03T09:58:18.575-07:00Quade was looking for any excuse to get dumped aft...Quade was looking for any excuse to get dumped after the Flubs, for the *second straight inning*, hit into a DP on the *first pitch* with R1, R2 & no outs.<br /><br />He *should* be looking for a new hitting instructor.Jim R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-66198366446232986292011-07-03T09:30:44.324-07:002011-07-03T09:30:44.324-07:00@anon at 11:39...Really...A player need not have t...@anon at 11:39...Really...A player need not have the bag. Safety my butt, if he doesn't like it, he can bail out or not even attempt throw to 1st. There is no reason to move towards the runner for "safety". Just because it's "been that way forever" doesn't mean it's right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-57939981419987159532011-07-03T08:21:46.408-07:002011-07-03T08:21:46.408-07:00This no where near the neighborhood. This is the o...This no where near the neighborhood. This is the other side of town play. It does not matter how open a play is you still have to have been close to the bag when you catch the ball. The 2b has completely released the bag before the ball arrives, an easy safe, off the bag call. I do not care how long you have been umpiring or at what level, that play should never be an out. It is absurd that any of you would want to protect a guy who is clearly wrong.Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485042813287257883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-10865882499634069852011-07-03T01:55:34.427-07:002011-07-03T01:55:34.427-07:00Must have been a pretty huge neighborhood.
Good i...Must have been a pretty huge neighborhood.<br /><br />Good incorrect ruling, in my book.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04227950154076067364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-15034685573711409392011-07-02T23:52:47.151-07:002011-07-02T23:52:47.151-07:00@anonymous 5:50pm I think if you take another lo...@anonymous 5:50pm I think if you take another look at the play, the throw really didn't take him away from the bag. He's feet actually did contact the bag, and he could have made the catch and had the bag. I think your points are valid, but your points to not describe the actual play. The throw was not as bad as you have said. It was a real neighborhood play, the call was correct.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-37356106175059486482011-07-02T23:39:39.813-07:002011-07-02T23:39:39.813-07:00Usually this site is right on the money. You guy&...Usually this site is right on the money. You guy's tell it like it is. Umpires are treated fairly here. But on this call, either you guys are younger umpires, or don't understand the neighborhood play. This was told to me by a "pro". The player need not have the bag, IF the play is wide open, period. 2 reasons were given to me, the first is safety, the second is history of the game. That's the way it's been called forever. Does anybody really think the umpire did not see the second baseman standing 3 feet away from the bag? I mean C'mon! This wasn't a bad call, however I don't expect most people to understand this. The question now is....... was it really a bad call? I think the umpire knew exactly what he was doing, the call was correct.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-13216047435026298902011-07-02T20:02:46.730-07:002011-07-02T20:02:46.730-07:00Fireworks started early across baseball. Anyhow, t...Fireworks started early across baseball. Anyhow, that was.definitely a missed call but still, why is Quade getting tossed in the second inning?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-27639431781540818812011-07-02T18:14:42.863-07:002011-07-02T18:14:42.863-07:00This is just the weekend of bad calls, huh?This is just the weekend of bad calls, huh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-1011944069272731762011-07-02T17:50:18.808-07:002011-07-02T17:50:18.808-07:00There's a difference in my opinion between a &...There's a difference in my opinion between a "neighborhood call" and this one. If the throw from third was a good one and didn't force Beckham to leave the area of 2B in this play, I would have no problem with an out call, even if there was no contact with the base. However, on this play, Beckham left the vicinity of the bag in order to catch a bad throw. When the defense messes up part of the play (in this case the throw), you cannot bail them out by giving them a "neighborhood call" out. This is about calling the play as everyone in the park expects it to be called. When a bad throw was made and it made Beckham leave the bag, everyone expected to see a safe. That's why sh*t hit the fan here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-25343522456896284912011-07-02T16:55:15.373-07:002011-07-02T16:55:15.373-07:00And that, boys and girls, would be the 'neighb...And that, boys and girls, would be the 'neighborhood call.'<br /><br />This is why coaches scream at me when I don't give this call at my level . . .Jon Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08536926849992961224noreply@blogger.com