Author Topic: Lousy call (Read 1247 times)

FiLtH · « **on:** October 12, 2005, 10:10:17 PM »

Inning was over

B17Skull12 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 12, 2005, 10:11:34 PM »

****ing ***** bellybutton dumb**** umpires need to learn to watch the ****ing big screen.

4 letter word can't decibe those ***** bellybutton umpires.

Sandman · « **Reply #2 on:** October 12, 2005, 10:26:20 PM »

Ya know... Baseball has had ample opportunity to use technology to improve the officiating and to take the umpires out of the game.

... but the umpires won't have any of it.

nirvana · « **Reply #3 on:** October 12, 2005, 10:27:29 PM »

Not every can afford AH2 Sandy, thus they need something else to do.

majic · « **Reply #4 on:** October 12, 2005, 11:09:41 PM »

Did anyone else notice on the slo-mo closeup replay that FOX showed, it did, in fact, bounce? I thought it was caught until they showed that one. Weird that they didn't show it again, and the announcers did not acknowledge that.

FiLtH · « **Reply #5 on:** October 13, 2005, 02:05:16 AM »

With todays technology they could have sensors in the plate, the ball, the bases, and the gloves to show everything. Atleast in the ball and plate.

Debonair · « **Reply #6 on:** October 13, 2005, 03:06:57 AM »

I get the idea that I would be unpopular if I suggested that on a close play in a postseason game, the catcher might have thrown to first just to make sure, so I wont.

Holden McGroin · « **Reply #7 on:** October 13, 2005, 03:54:11 AM »

It seems to me that a ball in the dirt at the catcher's mitt is out of the strike zone.

Calling a ball 'strike three' was a bad call, calling it a dropped strike three was a bad call.

Had no bad calls been made, Pirsen... Pearzin... the batter would have been on first with a walk. 2 bad calls cancel each other, the harmony of the cosmos is maintained.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #8 on:** October 13, 2005, 07:45:37 AM »

The ump stands BEHIND the catcher, he couldn't see that the catcher actually trapped the ball, trapping the ball in the dirt is considered a drop. The first base ump saw it, and called it correctly. (shrugs) Thats my opinion and I'm sticking to it!

slimm50 · « **Reply #9 on:** October 13, 2005, 08:11:20 AM »

Meanwhihle, my Astros were pwnd.

majic · « **Reply #10 on:** October 13, 2005, 08:28:47 AM »

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Originally posted by Holden McGroin
It seems to me that a ball in the dirt at the catcher's mitt is out of the strike zone.

Calling a ball 'strike three' was a bad call, calling it a dropped strike three was a bad call.

Had no bad calls been made, Pirsen... Pearzin... the batter would have been on first with a walk. 2 bad calls cancel each other, the harmony of the cosmos is maintained.

A. J. swung, so no bad call there. The Angels catcher should have tagged him on a play where his glove hit the dirt to get the ball.

On another note, Sosh.. Socs... the Angels manager was all class after the game.

Seraphim · « **Reply #11 on:** October 13, 2005, 09:34:05 AM »

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Originally posted by majic
Did anyone else notice on the slo-mo closeup replay that FOX showed, it did, in fact, bounce? I thought it was caught until they showed that one. Weird that they didn't show it again, and the announcers did not acknowledge that.

The ball bounced up from the it hitting the bottom of the mitt. If you watch the actual motion of the ball, it's trajectory couldn't have hit the ground, even though it may look like it in a still picture. A catcher can tell if it hits the ground or not, and I believe Paul would've tagged him had he thought there was a chance it hit the ground.

icemaw · « **Reply #12 on:** October 13, 2005, 10:39:19 AM »

Angles fan since 1968. The ball was caught! Josh should have tagged the batter period. The Molina bros would have tagged him. Any close call on strike 3 runner gets tagged catching 101. Umps blew it but that dont matter Josh should have tagged the runner. Game over move on look out socks game 3. Let the Thunder sticks roar!

Seraphim · « **Reply #13 on:** October 13, 2005, 11:08:46 AM »

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Originally posted by icemaw
Angles fan since 1968. The ball was caught! Josh should have tagged the batter period. The Molina bros would have tagged him. Any close call on strike 3 runner gets tagged catching 101. Umps blew it but that dont matter Josh should have tagged the runner. Game over move on look out socks game 3. Let the Thunder sticks roar!

True Ice.
Angels've been hard to beat at home, & they've had the sox number all year. Cant wait.

Chairboy · « **Reply #14 on:** October 13, 2005, 04:43:58 PM »

SportsByBrooks article on the call: http://sportsbybrooks.com/dougeddings.html