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Already met the expectations/contract.Kazmir on a roll today.
Already met the expectations/contract.Kazmir on a roll today.
Blue Jays better hope the division doesn't come down to one game.
i am fucking livid, that was fucking bullshit, and those who think it was the right call are full of shit, you'll be pissed the hell off if it happened to your team too
There was absolutely no possibility of a double play. But the rule gives them a free double play to win the game? That's fair?
The slide would have been legal if he stayed on the bag. He did not, sooo out.If one of the players on my team clearly interfered on a play like that, you bet your ass I would expect us to get called for it. The fact that the double play probably wouldn't have happened is irrelevant. Joey Bats acted like a complete idiot with that slide, and officials caught it on the replay. It's all on him.
I'm not sure if you guys have MLB.TV, but you can rewind and watch the play and see he does clearly grab the fielder's foot. I wish I knew how to make a gif, but here's the breakdown. His hand goes out even further than the fielder's leg in that second image. Bautista cost his team the game, and has nobody to blame but himself.
At least we let Thor destroy our asses today, like true Asgardian subjects.
here is that braves slide from yesterday for reference. http://m.mlb.com/video/v572697283
So how them experts predicting Arizona to be a contender? :jnc
The slide would have been legal is he stayed on the bag. He did not, sooo out.
great i was finally getting calm and tragiccomedy had to open his fucking mouth
ah was thinking they were applying the new rule. That rule seems to be rarely called but I guess since those plays are reviewable now we will see it called more.http://m.mlb.com/news/article/170622448/new-slide-rule-impacts-blue-jays-rays-ending
Video does a better job of showing the grab.
Rule 6.0.1 has any number of places they can call him for interference, regardless of his position relative to the bag:
"(6) If, in the judgment of the umpire, a base runner willfully and deliberately interferes with a batted ball or a fielder in the act of fielding a batted ball with the obvious intent to break up a double play, the ball is dead. The umpire shall call the runner out for interference and also call out the batter-runner because of the action of his teammate. In no event may bases be run or runs scored because of such action by a runner;
(7) If, in the judgment of the umpire, a batter-runner willfully and deliberately interferes with a batted ball or a fielder in the act of fielding a batted ball, with the obvious intent to break up a double play, the ball is dead; the umpire shall call the batter-runner out for interference and shall call out the runner who had advanced closest to the home plate regardless where the double play might have been possible. In no event shall bases be run because of such interference"
I responded to your comment that anyone who disagrees with you is full of shit. I can't help it if you're acting petulant and resorting to insults. Joey Bats took his punishment like a pro without complaining, since he knew he was clearly in the wrong. We're talking about a league where players complain about almost everything. He knew he broke the rules.
Hold onto that L, I guess?
ah was thinking they were applying the new rule. That rule seems to be rarely called but I guess since those plays are reviewable now we will see it called more.
Justice triumphs once againAnd now for news we can all celebrate: I have it on good authority that the St. Louis Cardinals will go 0-162 this season.
Amen!Fuck Bautista. That's all I gotta say.
Pollock out means they really have to play small ball and rely super heavy on pitching. I don't know.i mean its game 2 of 162 .. and they could easily still win tonight
but the giants are always the primary threat
We should just put a fucking bum on the mound, least they would be cheap.
I have high hopes for Hoffman.
This is a dirty slide these days!?
Thanks for ruining baseball Buster Posey!
i am fucking livid, that was fucking bullshit, and those who think it was the right call are full of shit, you'll be pissed the hell off if it happened to your team too
if it happened if to your team you would be pissed off too,pretending you wouldn't is just lying to yourself
This is a dirty slide these days!?
Thanks for ruining baseball Buster Posey!
Here's a timeline:
May 25, 2011 - Buster Posey injured
July 8, 2011 - Baseball doesn't do anything about home plate collisions
March 19, 2012 - Baseball doesn't do anything about home plate collisions
August 12, 2012 - Baseball doesn't do anything about home plate collisions
May 25, 2013 - Baseball doesn't do anything about home plate collisions
October 17, 2013 - Alex Avila injured in the ALCS
October 18, 2013 - Baseball says waaaaaait a sec, these things are dangerous!
February 24, 2014 - Baseball introduces a new rule on home-plate collisions
It would be disingenuous to suggest that Posey's collision had nothing to do with the rule change. It was the most visible example. It started a national conversation. It was the most famous home-plate collision since Pete Rose and Ray Fosse. It might have started the momentum for a rule change that eventually bubbled over into action.
But it's not the Buster Posey Rule. Baseball didn't scramble after the injury to change the rules because a photogenic young star was dismantled. Immediate action wasn't taken. In fact, it was just the opposite. Here's a headline from 2013:
Buster Posey's injury can't persuade Joe Torre to consider rule changes to safeguard catchers
That, again, is two seasons after Posey's injury.
Torre heard out Giants manager Bruce Bochy in several phone calls over the summer but declined to recommend that the rules committee take up the matter.
It's not like the rules committee talked about changing the rules that offseason. Joe Torre declined to recommend that the rules committee even look into it.
When Alex Avila got hurt, it was the perfect opportunity for change. It was on national television. It had the ability to affect the outcome of the World Series. And it happened to the son of an assistant GM who had been in baseball for decades. Al Avila had contacts and opinions about home-plate collisions. It's possible, if not probable, that the rule would have changed without the family connection, but you're kidding yourself if you don't think it had at least a minor part.
Or, a better way to put it: Stop calling it the Buster Posey Rule. If you call it the Buster Posey Rule, you might end up rambling like a certain old ex-Giant. It's the Alex Avila Rule if you really, really want to name it after someone, unless you want to get hyphen happy and go with the Posey-Avila Rule, which is on the fringes of history, but still accurate.
The Buster Posey Rule would have been passed in the offseason following the 2011 season. There was no discussion of the Buster Posey Rule. It wasn't even recommended for discussion. Please stop calling it the Buster Posey Rule.
And please stop asking Goose Gossage for opinions.
The rule should be that you can only tackle Posey. No sliding when he is at the plate.
The rule should be that you can only tackle Posey. No sliding when he is at the plate.
If I have T-Mobile and I watch MLB.TV via LTE, does that mean my viewage doesn't use up my data? Is that how it works?
*wants to watch beisbol in class >
/steals lighter from RBH.http://i.imgur.com/r0JK57M.png
here is that braves slide from yesterday for reference. http://m.mlb.com/video/v572697283
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Reported.
Permaban incoming for both of you.