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MLB 2014 Season |OT| This Year, We Put Some Mustard on It.
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So I guess the take away from this is that catchers can't even move to field a throw?
I think it's that if the runner rounds third and it's not a force at the plate they are automatically safe.
Rafa=FedKilla
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Has anyone been able to confirm that Willy Adames is a real person?
Rafa=FedKilla
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That's what I mean though, I have no clue how he is still employed. He has devoided this team of talent. They are fucked for years now because of him. He was trading good players and prospects for "grit" guys and little complimentary pieces.
wtf was that? get rid of these new shitty rules.
This call made me furious too. Holy hell that's a terrible call.
wow. Jesus what a joke
Frozenprince
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Worst rule baseball has had in a long time. One catcher gets hurt and suddenly the entire league needs to be changed.
There's a lot of incompetents at the top of the food chain, Kendrick being one of the worst. I would've fired Towers a long time ago, but since they decided to let him shit things up this year, it's probably best to let him go after the season instead of during the middle. Like it or not, his team had the most info for this year's draft and trade deadline, so it's better if he (with TLR breathing down his neck of course) handled it instead of some greenhorn interim guy.
It's mind-boggling to me how in just about every sport with review, replays are supplied with angles that are as clear as day showing what happened and calls are still blown. What an absolutely horrendous decision stemming from a stupid rule. The end of that game should be replayed.
He could be good in 2016 :O
Actually looking back at the trade, I think Dombrowski wanted to find a replacement for Scherzer for next year more than win now.. There probably were no left handed bats or left side of the infield players available to trade for and David Price probably allows for less usage for our fecal bullpen the rest of the season.. That's the way I see it anyways.. He wanted to extend our chances by 1 year..
Rafa=FedKilla
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Billy must've want the Shark more than Price. I can't comprehend how getting Smyly and Nick Franklin is a good return. I guess when you've never had any success with middle infield prospects its good. Hak Ju Lee future.
The Rays are like the Tigers in that fashion.. Never really having an infield prospect pan out.. But they did luck out with Longoria.. Hopefully Castellanos turns into something decent..
lol why should it be the catcher's job to provide a clear path for the baserunner? fuck this rule.
as soon as the runner rounds third i guess the catcher should just wave him in and congratulate him.
Sure, let's just allow the runner to score.
So since MLB has apparently eliminated any logic from the rule and it doesn't matter how far away from home you are when the catcher catches the ball, you should never stop at third. Basically you should always be trying to get in a pickle. As soon as the catcher has the ball walk toward him. You just scored a major league baseball run.
Frozenprince
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The rule, in it's exact, unaltered wording, state that the Catcher WITHOUT THE BALL must provide a lane.
Mathis had the freaking ball and three steps until Cozart got to home, it's undefendable, MLB is just trying to save face and circle the wagons. Because again, the rules, the rules they wrote in no ambiguous, uncertain wording, say that if the Catcher has the ball, he's free to obstruct to tag the runner.
I proposed it on twitter and the solution was the catcher standing behind home plate (like, dugout side since to the side of the plate is clearly notenough) and making the tag. This would result in a hilarious situation where the catcher would have to catch the ball then turn around and sprint AWAY from the runner to cross the plate first then reach back and tag.
I now love this rule.
Rafa=FedKilla
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Thought the brah that did the NFL equivalent did a much better job.
The catcher rule is a fucking joke and I hope the next commish throws it out or severely changes the wording of it. Pirates have literally had it called on them this season, but in the same game opposing catchers doing the same not called on them. Hell iirc we even had NY screw us over on it like twice. Its like the ump and ny choose when and where they feel like enforcing it.
Mr. Enigma
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The Braves have DFA'd Jordan Schafer to make room for Emilio Bonafacio.
Mr. Enigma
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Schafer never played ever. He was a literal non-factor. All he did was pinch-run really. He was probably de-motivated as fuck when he did hit. He was great last year hitting .300 and did everything to win the job from B.J.Upton until that ankle injury fucked up his season.
HarryDemeanor
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Giants making a huge mistake!
chicagocubsfan
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Cubs are going to go all in on Lester and Scherzer in FA.
the_firewithin
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yah other then the money im not sure why he didnt get more time to split with BJ again this year. too bad his last effort as a brave was getting picked off at second
HarryDemeanor
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Did they have to cancel two Red Sox/Yankees games to make room?
sf2fanatic
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I'm surprised Mike didn't pull a Hal in the post game interview. saw it on SportCenter
the_firewithin
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that would be the dream
BFIB
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FEATURING FORMER RED SOCK JON LESTER!
And they will sign neither.
Imo he is insane...
Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 1m
Keep this in mind on #Rays return: Beane chose not to get Price partly out of concern that it would be difficult to move him this winter.
Interesting.
HarryDemeanor
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Well shit.
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