This season's Diamondbacks has to be one of the most remarkable mid-season transformations I can think of, from the team we beat up on April, to the this one playing a tight game five in Milwaukee against the presumptive cheaters.  It would make a good print story, to tell the story of what happened.

"It helps explain their home-away splits"

Does that mean Garcia cheats at home?

Larussa also complains about the shadows at Busch.  And he complained about the umpire in Game 2.  And the balls not being rubbed up correctly in Cincy.  I suspect there's a purpose behind all of it, but it doesn't necessarily mean he's always right.

"And they have identified at least one mechanism in the ventilation system."

When the Twins played in the Metrodome, they supposedly turned on a fan in the bottom half of the inning that made the ball carry further. I don't know if there's some sort of mechanical aid going on in Milwaukee, but it seemed odd the roof would be closed today on what looked like a gorgeous day.

artie_fufkin wrote:

"And they have identified at least one mechanism in the ventilation system."

When the Twins played in the Metrodome, they supposedly turned on a fan in the bottom half of the inning that made the ball carry further. I don't know if there's some sort of mechanical aid going on in Milwaukee, but it seemed odd the roof would be closed today on what looked like a gorgeous day.

then again maybe i had too many beers and misremembered some stuff.  i thought i remember cheating charges against the brewers.

Max wrote:

artie_fufkin wrote:

"And they have identified at least one mechanism in the ventilation system."

When the Twins played in the Metrodome, they supposedly turned on a fan in the bottom half of the inning that made the ball carry further. I don't know if there's some sort of mechanical aid going on in Milwaukee, but it seemed odd the roof would be closed today on what looked like a gorgeous day.

then again maybe i had too many beers and misremembered some stuff.  i thought i remember cheating charges against the brewers.

The only thing I've ever heard is LaRussa complaining about the ancillary lights.
There's kind of a funny aside to the Metrodome thing. When Tim Wakefield started pitching for the Red Sox, his record there the first couple of years was something like 6-0 with an ERA of about 1.00. It turns out the fan would make his knuckleball nearly unhittable. The Twins evenutally figured out they could hit him better if the fan was off.

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I was watching out of the corner of my eye, and it was a very sober, respectful interview with Braun, when suddenly there was a woo-hoo and Morgan jumping around and swearing like an ass.  The guy knows nothing about decorum in baseball, he should be playing 'futbol' in some tiny European country like Slovenia.