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7/17 Gamecrap
Bad call or not, it doesn't matter if Skip makes a 25-foot throw.
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Yes, although I enjoyed Theriot flipping out. That was pretty awesome.
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Pet peeve: for how long after 9/11 must we suffer through an saccharine version of "America the Beautiful" at each 7th inning stretch?
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tkihshbt wrote:
Yes, although I enjoyed Theriot flipping out. That was pretty awesome.
So what's the backstory to that? Was Theriot told he'd get a pink slip if he didn't up his defense, or something? Definitely a weird freak out.
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So, more to the point, did you see the rack on that woman in the white t-shirt in the front row just a bit toward the Cards dugout?
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Cruz at 2B. Let's see how the spell genius after this game is over.
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Why is there no choice of broadcasts on mlb.com? I'm getting tired of seeing replays of Kozart's home run.
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Was that Brantley trying to explain 'that whole WHIP thing'? This is getting painful.
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Pet peeve: for how long after 9/11 must we suffer through an saccharine version of "America the Beautiful" at each 7th inning stretch?
It's usually "God Bless America." Because we're god's favorite country.
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Yes, although I enjoyed Theriot flipping out. That was pretty awesome.
So what's the backstory to that? Was Theriot told he'd get a pink slip if he didn't up his defense, or something? Definitely a weird freak out.
I think part of the reaction was because the runner kicked him.
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So, more to the point, did you see the rack on that woman in the white t-shirt in the front row just a bit toward the Cards dugout?
That was impressive.
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Was that Brantley trying to explain 'that whole WHIP thing'? This is getting painful.
That was Brennaman, as usual assuming everyone watching has never seen a baseball game before.
It was one of his usual passive/aggressive arguments about how Cordero should have been on the All-Star team. I've read and heard enough from Cincinnati's announcers and fans to discern that individual awards are a big deal there, to the point where I think Joey Votto has legally changed his name to "Reigning National League MVP Joey Votto."
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Yes, although I enjoyed Theriot flipping out. That was pretty awesome.
So what's the backstory to that? Was Theriot told he'd get a pink slip if he didn't up his defense, or something? Definitely a weird freak out.
I think part of the reaction was because the runner kicked him.
I think the Ump may have got the call right however that call goes the fielders way 99% of the time.
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So what's the backstory to that? Was Theriot told he'd get a pink slip if he didn't up his defense, or something? Definitely a weird freak out.I think part of the reaction was because the runner kicked him.
I think the Ump may have got the call right however that call goes the fielders way 99% of the time.
Theriot almost certainly had his foot off the bag. I'm a poor lip-reader, but I'd be surprised if Theriot didn't say "Do you want me to get killed?" to the umpire.
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I think part of the reaction was because the runner kicked him.I think the Ump may have got the call right however that call goes the fielders way 99% of the time.
Theriot almost certainly had his foot off the bag. I'm a poor lip-reader, but I'd be surprised if Theriot didn't say "Do you want me to get killed?" to the umpire.
To which the ump might have responded, "no, but I expect that guy playing second base to make a 25 foot little league toss that doesn't draw you off the bag."
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I think part of the reaction was because the runner kicked him.I think the Ump may have got the call right however that call goes the fielders way 99% of the time.
Theriot almost certainly had his foot off the bag. I'm a poor lip-reader, but I'd be surprised if Theriot didn't say "Do you want me to get killed?" to the umpire.
I understand the reason why the play is normally called the other way. Plays that are much more clearly not a forceout are called as such. Theriot should have been pissed.