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… the LoHud Yankees blog has learned that we’re finally – finally! – at least in the same month as the day when pitchers and catchers report. So that’s something.
First, let’s wish Chad a lovely (and mandated) week away. A break is good for a beat writer right before spring training since there are few things that are more of a grind. Soon enough, he’ll be seeing pinstripes when he sleeps and watching the grounds crew rake the field at the minor-league complex as he wonders, “Can I get a blog post out of this?”
For now, though, we’ve got a few weeks of idle speculation and discussion still left to pass. I know that I’ve been a bit absent of late (I was off chronicling Rex Ryan and the Jets), but I’ll be here solo all week and then, after Chad returns, we’ll hopefully be back to the double-team approach that fills this blog universe with plenty of Yankee goodness.
A few things that are on my mind as we get this week going:
• At the end of the day, here’s where I come down on the Johnny Damon saga: I was surprised he didn’t end up back with the Yankees but I also don’t think that left field is going to make the difference in whether or not the Yankees repeat as World Series champions. So, sad (that he’s gone) but hardly detrimental (in the big picture).
• Early favorite to win the fifth starter job: Phil Hughes.
• Instant replay in baseball? I’ve written on this before and agree with much of what James wrote this morning. As someone who has extensive experience officiating sports (including baseball), I can say that missing a call is (usually) as much a physical error as a player botching a ground ball. So, the argument goes, if errors are part of the game then errors are part of the game. That said, I find myself turning around a little on the idea as time goes by …
• Lastly, how do these guys not look more jet-lagged????
kinda p*seed that japan gets to see the ws trophy, but upstate new yorkers for some reason don’t count
I still think Joba will be the fifth starter, UNLESS if he has a horrible spring AND Hughes has an amazing one. Don’t think there is any chance of anyone else competing for that 5th starting spot, barring an injury of course.
According to MLBTR the extension talks between Mauer and the Twins are going well…that sound you hear is the screams of panic coming from Boston..
Not having Mauer on the market is also going to drive up the demand/price for VMart, which is also not good news for Boston
“Not having Mauer on the market is also going to drive up the demand/price for VMart, which is also not good news for Boston”
Martinez would have to have a good year BEHIND the plate for any real correlation to Mauer’s situation to exist. If he hits the market as a guy who shows he can be an everyday catcher again, he’s in for a bigger deal than he might see if it’s determined he remains more of a DH/1B who can play occasional catcher.
the LoHud Yankees blog has learned that we’re finally – finally! – at least in the same month as the day when pitchers and catchers report. So that’s something.
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Woo-hoo!!
A lot of people think LF will be the Yankees number 1 priority next offseason. However, I would not be surprised at all if the Yankees make a push for VMart.
Vmart+Posada C/DH combo for 2011 followed by a Vmart+Montero C/DH combo.
Unless of course Martinez shows this year that he is completely incapable of catching and is really just a 1B.
i was watching an old yankee game from the mel allen days on the mlb network and one thing i really enjoyed was how the announcers were in the moment.
they described what they saw and then moved on.
there was a nice pace and rhythm to the broadcast.
with incessant reviews and replays from every angle, we get tim mcarver or some other announcer analyzing to death something that most of us already know from the first time we saw it.
so it’s not just the umpires but also the announcing that is affected by replays.
there’s something to be said with keeping baseball retro.
“Martinez would have to have a good year BEHIND the plate for any real correlation to Mauer’s situation to exist. If he hits the market as a guy who shows he can be an everyday catcher again, he’s in for a bigger deal than he might see if it’s determined he remains more of a DH/1B who can play occasional catcher.”
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Yeah I definitely agree he would be in for a bigger deal if he shows he is an everyday catcher. However even if he can just catch 2 days a week, that is very valuable.
Vmart hasn’t had a full year behind the plate in awhile. If he shows that he candle handle the load of that or if his offense suffers because of that then his value will decrease.
there is nothing “retro” about blown calls randy… if the calls were made correctly, or promptly reviewed, guess what they wouldn’t waste 15 minutes on in the announcer booth anymore? bad calls!
“candle handle”, Gracie?
Let’s go,
Let’s hope Montero continues to improve defensively and makes that a non-issue. He wouldn’t have to do much to be as good as Vmart back there..he is bad. I’m hopeing Montero and Posada can have a C/DH platoon in 2011.
I’d be happy if the umps would just be more willing to ask each other for help!
Sam, Sam, Sam….
There is and should be a clear and recognizable distinction between PLAYERS making errors (of any distinction) and officials making errors.
I don’t think of umpires as a equal third party in the outcome of games, do you?
tom b-
you said to murphydog that he could just say “hi, i’m murphydog and i like blown calls.”
maybe you should just say” hi, i’m Tom B. and i like wasting everyone’s time overanalyzing and reviewing things”.
Ah February has arrived……Randy I, You must remember the wonderful scent of the freshly cut grass, or how your cleats woud crunch when walking from the dugout after the long winter…..Baseball is nearing it’s return……
blake
February 1st, 2010 at 12:12 pm
According to MLBTR the extension talks between Mauer and the Twins are going well…that sound you hear is the screams of panic coming from Boston..
How exciting is that…by all appearances Boston was/is planning on really diving into free agency next offseason, and Mauer was undoubtedly their #1 target. We know Pujol’s option will be exercised, the signing of Lackey makes an attempt to sign Cliff Lee look unlikely, Carl Crawford doesn’t seem like a fit…maybe the next option will be to hope the usual trade candidates perform well this season and then try again to nab Gonzalez or maybe Prince Fielder. Assuming Ellsbury is part of the package they could then go after Jayson Werth, who would be an absolute monster in Fenway. I try to never underestimate BOS, but if Mauer does resign, their road to catching the Yankees just got tougher.
“According to MLBTR the extension talks between Mauer and the Twins are going well…”
yup. And SJ44 confirmed this would be the case months ago
Well said Pat. It is good that you and Randy got to live some of those dreams. I remember wanting to be a ball player so badly. I wasn’t very good and I knew that was a desperate dream but still I wanted to roam center field like the Mick. In my youthful mind, I could not imagine anything better.
Pat do you remember Jim Piersall?
They wouldn’t have messed with the rotation and bullpen so much by giving Joba mandated 3 and 4 inning starts if they had plans on him being inn the bullpen this year. Hughes should be left in tEh eIgHh this year in hopes that Joba can establish himself as a reliable fulltime starter. Then in 2011 Hughes can make his transition to the bullpen. he can do all those short starts and get skipped every couple times through the rotation. You can’t compete in the AL east trying to break in two young pitchers.
Perhaps the umpires wouldn’t make as many “physical errors” if many of them weren’t 50 + years old.
I think the most important thing should be getting the calls right. If replay can improve the percentage of that then why wouldn’t that be a good thing.
Meant to say in 2011 Hughes can make the transiton back to the rotation.
“i was watching an old yankee game from the mel allen days on the mlb network and one thing i really enjoyed was how the announcers were in the moment.
they described what they saw and then moved on.
there was a nice pace and rhythm to the broadcast”
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kinda like someone named Vin Sculley. Not trying to be an *** He is just one of my faves, and i believe he walks on water
Sorry but I can’t agree on the Phil Hughes thing. I’m pulling for Joba on this one since as we have all poitned out no more Joba rules.
Why don’t they look more jetlagged? Two words and take your pick – Team Jet or First Class….not coach like us poor schlubs!
You are so right Vinny. Sculley knows how to call a game and does not make himself more important than the players on the field. I get so tired on “analysts” thinking their conversation is more important than the play on the field. Sometimes, I just have to shut the sound off.
Boston is going to have a lot of decisions to make next offseason…beckett, vmart, beltre, etc etc. They will have a lot money coming off the books but also a lot of holes to fill.
“Computer chips in balls and electric eyes? Why stop there? Let’s have robot pitchers and runners who fly around the basepaths on rocket scooters, too.”
Batting helmets, face masks, Tommy John surgery, modern baseball gloves. ALL technological developments (which MLB continue to allow technological enhancements to) that dramatically altered the game.
“The human element and the drama involved in seeing how humans respond and react under pressure is what makes the game great. ”
“The human element and the drama involved in seeing how PLAYERS respond and react under pressure is what makes the game great. ”
You watch games to see umpires Randy?
When an obvious blown call goes against the Yankees, do you clap excitedly having bore witness to such an exciting moment of human drama?
Murh said it pretty well in the last suject about umpires need to be invisable (like Wonder Woman’s plane”. There are a few umpires over the years that stand out in this area and Steve Palermo, Don Denkinger, Durwood Merrell and John Hirshbeck come to mind. These guys were also great interviews, but, they kept that stuff for the “Rubber Chicken circuits.” Others like Ron Lucciano was only a fair umpire, but, was also a showboat…one of the first umpires of this breed. He was also a great interview, but, he didn’t care if it was before or after the games. Mainly, he was funny, but, nobody to him seriously as an umpire. That’s getting to the main problem, but, few umpires are that funny, just obnoxious and want their face time.
pat m-
you have to remember catchers tend to be naturally testy, plus i liked murhydog’s comment in the last post.
i though tom b took a cheap shot.
i’ll be heading down to florida next week for a couple of months of golf and checking out some spring training so i’ll be smelling that fresh grass pronto.
Pat M.
February 1st, 2010 at 12:45 pm
Ah February has arrived……Randy I, You must remember the wonderful scent of the freshly cut grass, or how your cleats woud crunch when walking from the dugout after the long winter…..Baseball is nearing it’s return……
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In Randy’s case, you forgot to add not only “fresh cut grass”, but, fresh rolled grass as well.
I think you have to give the advantage to Joba, because he’ll be ready for a full workload of 180+ innings. If Joba can stick in the rotation, you sign Cliff Lee to replace Andy and Hughes to replace Vasquez.
The Human element in baseball is balls and strikes..aside from that every other call should be black or white…safe or out..fair or foul. If technology can help get these cut and dry calls right then isn’t that better?
“Sculley knows how to call a game and does not make himself more important than the players on the field. I get so tired on “analysts” thinking their conversation is more important than the play on the field. Sometimes, I just have to shut the sound off”
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bronx born: tru dat. My father is old-school, and the facts you conveyed dissapoint him regarding today’s MLB and NFL telecasts. He was used to a generation, when announcing was different. Compounded with the fact he his blind, listening to today’s brand of telecasts make it difficult for him.
randy, shall i get off your lawn now?
Randy I ( The Original Tin Cup ) Seek out your softer side and you’ll enjoy the find the poetic side of baseball…..Yeah catchers are a different breed indeed, then again you have to deal with pitchers who for the most part are the least atheletic guys on the field….They can can put a 90 mph fastball up a flies behind, but Lord only knows what they’ll do when a ball is hit back at them with a runner on board…..My shins sport several deep scares from poor throws from pitchers on DP balls that sailed into the runner……You had the toughest job on the field & I was a SS….
GB 7 —-
I don’t think the St Louis Cardinals share your fondness for Don Denkinger.
“An outside-the-box plan for realignment”
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/.....id=4869912
I like it
vinny, my new 5.1 setup allows me to disable the center channel at will. watching baseball has instantly become a better experience.
LGY, i read that article earlier. i think that guy was drunk when he came up with the idea.
how can you have rotating divisions? what happens to rivalries? how does he have a stipulation that certain teams would have to stay put while others rotate??
his article should have really been titled “how to give the rest of baseball a chance to lose the AL East”. It would have been a much better read.
“You watch games to see umpires Randy?”
stuckey-
i think there has to be a balance of technology and human judgement.
i think when too much technology is used it’s slows things down.
that said, i wouldn’t mind umpires having the same access to replays that fans have when watching tv at home.
if they can do it quickly and keep the flow of the game i have no problem with technological innovations in the game.
randy, i think you should check out my other post in the morning thread. the entire concept revolves around what you just said.
The worst thing about current replay is most of the umpires leaving the field to go watch video.
Baseball should have a replay official to make the judgment from the press box. This person definitely does not need to be an umpire because he would have a vested interest in upholding the call.
They also need to instruct the replay official that they should only overrule BLATANT mistakes. The NFL has lost control of its system to the point the review can re-spot a ball. That’s too much, IMO.
Its the top of the 9th. Mariano Rivera is protecting a 1 run lead against Boston with the top Boston’s order coming up in pivotal September game.
Rivera throws a patented cutter on the fists of Jacoby Ellsbury who manages to fight it off past the mound to Rivera’s right. Jeter comes charging in, scoops it up and gets all the arm he has into a crossbody throw. Ellsbury, one of the league’s fastest runners is busting it down the line. Jeter’s throw is low and in the dirt and Teixeira makes a beautiful stretch and scoop just as Ellsbury cross the bag.
FOUR of the game’s top players come together putting all their skills together flawlessly and some fans are saying how John Hirschbeck reacts to the play is the most important element of that sequence.
That’s a shame.
I hear ya Vinny – B.
“how can you have rotating divisions? what happens to rivalries? how does he have a stipulation that certain teams would have to stay put while others rotate??”
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I imagine instead of reading the article you skimmed the article because he answered these questions.
“1. The Yankees and Red Sox always remain in the AL East. It makes sense and it’s good for the game.
2. Tampa, Toronto, Baltimore, Detroit and Cleveland can play only in the AL East or AL Central. All five cities are in the Eastern time zone and having them play in the West creates logistical and television issues.
3. The Angels, Seattle and Oakland always remain in the AL West. This makes sense for logistical reasons, as well.”
It is a much better idea then lets just realign the divisions, because it actually takes into account logistical problems like time zones, proximity, and dreaded west coast trips for East coast teams.
Boras’s new line for Damon: Makes teams into winners:
“I told you I could make the Yankees a winner, and I told you before I left Oakland (where he played in 2001) I could make a Boston a winner.”
From The Detroit News: http://www.detnews.com/article.....z0eJFHPBIW
“i think there has to be a balance of technology and human judgement.
“i think when too much technology is used it’s slows things down.
“if they can do it quickly and keep the flow of the game i have no problem with technological innovations in the game.:
Fair enough. I think you just made a good case for improved technology and improved implementation of technology.
Its not the technology that’s bad, it’s ALL about how it can be better used.
The bottom line, however, is getting it right as possible SHOULD be the goal.
LGY… no, i actually read the article… did you? you were obviously more concerned with attacking my questions than actually reading them.
How can you rotate some teams, but not all of them. “Good for baseball” is a really, really stupid reason. Basically his premise boils down to “let’s rotate all of the garbage teams in baseball to other divisions, so they can lose to someone else for a change”.
How is that any better?
lets go yankees -
just read that article.. what a mess that would create, though i like the ‘outside the box’ thinking. i’ve personally always favored the elimination of both of the central divisions entirely. they all suck.. throw those teams in with the west and east divisions and see how they fair. throw in another wild card or something.. but any team going into the playoffs with 82-83 wins is just sad. (i realize i’m being glib.. i just really hate the central. all of the central.)
” Seek out your softer side and you’ll enjoy the find the poetic side of baseball”
pat m-
you been getting into that medicinal grass again ?
tom b-
no problem. just some friendly sparring.
gb 7-
with my brain , i have to stay away from mind altering substances.
it’s already altered naturally.
“How can you rotate some teams, but not all of them. “Good for baseball” is a really, really stupid reason. Basically his premise boils down to “let’s rotate all of the garbage teams in baseball to other divisions, so they can lose to someone else for a change”.
How is that any better?”
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You rotate some teams and not others because logistically it would be a mess to rotate all the teams because of time zones and travelling.
You leave the Yanks and Red Sox in the AL East because they are by far the biggest rivalry in baseball. They draw the most attention, ratings, fans, etc and that means more money for MLB. You want to have them play as many games as possible, so you leave them in the same division.
And what do you mean lets rotate garbage teams? The Rays would probably win any other division in baseball other then the AL East. The Orioles have a good team as well and they would be able to win another division. In a few years the Orioles are going to be very good. Twins are a good team. The Rangers are a good team. The White Sox are a good team. Do I need to go on?
The only garbage teams rotating right now would be the Royals, Blue Jays, Indians, and maybe Tigers. Adding to that last year the Blue Jays had a good team and a few years ago the Indians were very good. There are very few perennially “bad” teams in the AL anymore, so ALL of them should have an actual chance to make the playoffs.
Randy I, I watched Fields of Dreams over the weekend…..
“vinny, my new 5.1 setup allows me to disable the center channel at will. watching baseball has instantly become a better experience”
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cool beans
randy l.
February 1st, 2010 at 1:21 pm
” Seek out your softer side and you’ll enjoy the find the poetic side of baseball”
pat m-
you been getting into that medicinal grass again ?
tom b-
no problem. just some friendly sparring.
gb 7-
with my brain , i have to stay away from mind altering substances.
it’s already altered naturally.
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Nobody would ever know the difference, then Randy. It may even alter your mind back in the right direction.
Sam -
Regarding the picture of Cash and Levine, I think Cash has a perpetual look of jet lag, so how would one know the difference?
(And, cool, the dateline on the article is tomorrow!!!)
Tom in NJ – So, I guess the Yankees never won a thing before Damon got here, right? Sheesh. Now he’s just makin’ me mad!!!!!
Pat M –
Did you get to see Stevie Nicks last night? I missed it live, but I watched YouTube this morning. She looked lovely, as usual (actually she looks da– good!). However, I winced at the performance (not hers, mind you). They really should have thought twice about who they paired this Swift chick with.
The real problem is not just the divisions, it’s the unbalanced schedule.
If the divisions were balanced as they stand(one NL team moves over)… you could have a balanced schedule.
3 5 team divisions in each league.
The season would break down like this…
30 games of inter-league(3 game sets home and home vs a yearly rotating division)
60 games of inter-division play(ie al east vs al west/central) again 3 game sets home and home.
72 division games broken down as:
48 games of home/home 3 game sets vs your division
24 games of home/home 2 game sets vs your division(split up throughout the year to allow for off/travel days)
Because the leagues would have an odd number of teams, 1 interleague series would be going on at all times(and you wouldn’t just play the teams MLB wanted you to every year).
There ya go, 30 teams, 2 leagues, 6 divisions, everyone plays the rest of the league the way you should, interleague doesn’t completely bias the standings by 12 games a year because MLB wants mets/yankees all the time, and the world is a better place.
86w183
February 1st, 2010 at 1:07 pm
GB 7 —-
I don’t think the St Louis Cardinals share your fondness for Don Denkinger.
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Denkinger made a mistake and after seeing it, he admitted to it. He was still one of the very best umpires in the last 40 years. He also could have run Herzog in that game and he didn’t. He seldom ran players. He ran a few managers, but, only after he let them vent their spleens.
LGY, you seem to only be talking about rotating the AL? Should we just leave the NL alone, with its 6 team division just chillin there while we roll the dice to see who gets to play the yankees/red sox every year?
Chad never mentioned that he was going on furlough. Such a polite boy.
I think Hughes has a good chance of winning the job.
The one problem I see if he doesn’t win the job, is that they’ll keep him in the majors. Which is good. Great, terrific even. But the underlying problem there is, how is he going to get any significant number of innings?
How did Joba look last night? I mean besides the goat… Did he look slimmer?
Doreen,
Did you see Taylor Swifts’ reax when she won over those mega stars for the album of the year?
I love her girlish charm. And to think I didn’t know who she was two fall classics ago! Singing the anthem in Philly with some god-awful baseball jacket (non-NYY) and a spangly-bedazzled guitar.
stuckey
February 1st, 2010 at 1:14 pm
Five minutes later, the Umpires reviewed the call and called him out. Meanwhile, Mariano is waiting in 40°F air getting cold and he proceeds to walk the next batter. The next batter hits a flair into RF, with the runner on 1st running on the pitch and he scores.
“An outside-the-box plan for realignment”
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/…..id=4869912
I like it”
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I prefer the following:
NL CENTRAL
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
St Louis Cardinals
Milwaukee Brewers
Pittsburgh Pirates
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NL WEST
LA Dodgers
San Francisco Giants
San Diego Padres
Colorado Rockies
Houston Astros
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NL EAST
Philadelphia Phillies
NY Mets
Atlanta Braves
Florida Marlins
Washington Nationals
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AL EAST
NY Yankees
Boston Redsox
Tampa Rays
Baltimore Orioles
Toronto BlueJays
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AL CENTRAL
Minnesota Twins
Chicago Whitesox
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Indians
Kansas City Royals
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AL WEST
LA Angels
Seattle Mariners
Texas Rangers
Oakland A’s
Arizona Diamondbacks
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with the above, both the AL and NL have the same number of teams. Each division has 5 teams. And each division is geographically correct.
Wow, February 1st and still no list of minor league invites, they must be working hard to lock up Thames or Baldelli
I believe the respective leagues have “even” numbers of teams for a reason.
I just don’t remember why?
I saw that another team was looking at Thames or Baldelli. The mariners?
pat m-
i liked field of dreams. good movie.
how’s the rehab coming?
m -
No. Just read about it. I actually like her, BUT, she is not in the same stratosphere as Stevie Nicks.
At least on YouTube, she was off-key during Rhiannon and was very unsure of the harmonies.
And there was something wrong with the way they staged it – it should have been more of a pairing and less to look as if Nicks was in the background. (No one puts Baby in a corner!!)
Now, Gaga and Elton John was a match-up made in heaven. Perfect!
Bronx Jeers, it’s because of the schedule. If you have an odd number of teams then one team is not playing every day.
That is solved, if you look above in my scheduling post, by having one interleague matchup going at all times.
“I told you I could make the Yankees a winner, and I told you before I left Oakland (where he played in 2001) I could make a Boston a winner.”
Johnny fast forwarded past the 2009 ALDS when playing that video in his mind.
m
A goat? I saw the Joba interview and I think I would have remembered that.
m -
I watched one of the earlier awards shows with my daughter over the winter break (forget which one), and she accepted numerous awards via remote during that one. So, first, no surprise that she won last night, and second, she was extremely gracious that time around and I felt she was being genuine, genuinely happy and genuinely grateful.
Doreen, Yes Stevie was outstanding, and Taylor had trouble with her octives when signing Rhiannon…….For 62 she looks beyond amazing….
Sorry I’m a bit late on this but I have to say that today’s guest blog post was completely retarded. Yeah okay, missed calls help the game. That’s freaking absurd. Enough of this goofy romanticizing.
How about the umpire that missed a call at first base in the world series (i forget the exact game but I think the cardinals were playing) and was harassed for the rest of his life?
I seriously want robots to take over for umpires. Screw joe west, screw cb bucknor, they are all terrible.
Doreen,
Missed Sir Elton and Lady Gaga. Talk about a match made in a design studio!
Alas, I am not a big Stevie Nicks fan. Fleetwood Mac is lumped in with what I call “crib music”. Just overexposure to it growing up. So Stevie’s voice is not entirely pleasant to me. And I don’t have the hots (or previous daliance) with Ms. Nicks to appreciate how well she’s aged.
“Five minutes later”
Make it quicker than 5 minutes then.
“the Umpires reviewed the call and called him out. Meanwhile, Mariano is waiting in 40°F air getting cold and he proceeds to walk the next batter. The next batter hits a flair into RF, with the runner on 1st running on the pitch and he scores.”
And if he is called safe when he should be out? The next batter hits a flair and the SAME thing happens. Then Mariano’s original pitch to Ellsbury, Jeter’s and Teixiera’s GREAT play all not only get rendered moot, but in fact the EXACT OPPOSITE of the correct result occurs.
Is your argument based on the premise that if Rivera didn’t have to wait 5 minutes, then next batter can’t hit a flair?
Really?
And here is the other thing that renders this position completely and inarguable moot.
ANYONE involved in the play, from Ellsbury to Rivera, or Teixeira, to the first base coach, to Girardi to Francona can hold up the game completely at their discretion with NO TIME limit.
Baseball ALREADY allows not only significant, but UNLIMITED and INDEFINITE delays due to questionable calls.
If timing and delaying the game is the problem, why not create a rule that LIMITS the time and frequency a game can be delayed.
Right?
Or is this the part where we move the goalposts to say arguing with umpires is part of the fabric of the game we can’t do without?
Patrick,
Please take the time to read this article. Perhaps in the future, you can be a little more sensitive in your word choices?
Thanks.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/.....43627.html
Oops that last line was supposed to include Pat M. What a stud.
m – I think you definitely would have appreciated Gaga & Elton.
Bryan Cashmans worst Nightmare… 14 hours on a plane next to Randy Levine… Levine prob tried to convince cash to sign Jim Edmonds and Raul Mondesi….
“Please take the time to read this article. Perhaps in the future, you can be a little more sensitive in your word choices?”
Perhaps but I doubt it.
Lighten up.
pat,
http://yankees.lhblogs.com/201.....nt-1225661
This is the comment right after you said Joba was on mike’d up.
Patrick -
There are some issues about which I will never “lighten up.” And some issues that are worth putting myself out there for. This is one of them. If I can get one person to stop mindlessly using the “R” word, it’s worth it.
Johnny Damon made the Yankees a winner? What an ego.
m, I’m crushed !!!!
randy l.
February 1st, 2010 at 1:49 pm
i liked field of dreams.
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I have some great remarks for you about your “Field Of Dreams”, but, for whatever reason, they don’t get through the filters. I wonder why this is?
I’ve never been a Pink fan but her performance last night was amazing.
Doreen,
Sorry if I offended you but I am not going to change the way I speak to appease the minority of people that take themselves too seriously.
“There are some issues about which I will never “lighten up.” And some issues that are worth putting myself out there for. This is one of them. If I can get one person to stop mindlessly using the “R” word, it’s worth it”
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I hope the use of God’s name is another. A word which remains ‘fair game’ on internet sites, while other words are off limits.
for the record, i feel the same as you.
Doreen, did you yell at that persons doctor when he told them the child has moderate mental retardation? it’s just a word, and avoiding a word for the word’s sake is just being oversensitive.
you should probably refrain from using “putting myself out there” as it likely stems from prostitution.
Sorry, but there is nothing about the way Lady Gagme looks or sounds that’s at all pleasing. Just a matter of taste.
Joba will be on Mkay at 4 est
New post on Cashman’s quotes about Matsui.
pat,
btw, how did Joba look? Did he offer up anything new?
Doreen – Ain’t it Just “Grand”?
February 1st, 2010 at 2:06 pm
There are so many words or phrases that are politically incorrect or unjust that it is sad. The “N” word is constantly used by friends of mine that are black, and even me when I am with them, but not when I am out in public. I am white so anytime I use it is incorrect except in a teasing way privately with my black friends. I have a deaf friend who use to tell me he was listening challenged. Then he’d grin and say he’d make a perfect husband, because he’d have a built in excuse. Now Jay Leno would get killed over that remark, & yes I laughed.
I agree that Words do hurt Doreen, but ignoring the elephant or gorilla in the room hurts too.
We all have handicaps. Some may be born a Red Sox fan and that could be awful. LOL! Prejudice is more skilled these days. It is hard to decipher what is real. I prefer to hear unvarnished truth, because then we know what people believe and where they stand.
I personally know of managers at many different companies refraining from hiring because of an assortment of biases and prejudices, yet they are politically correct.
BTW, Obama just stated in his State of the Union address that it was as painful as a root canal. A Dental association group sent him a reprimand on their profession.
When only a facade is before us, then we know nothing of the person inside.
Lastly, my black friends often tease me as white trash & honkey! Sometimes we are all too serious. Sometimes serious actions are watered down with crap of too much attention & scrutiny to minor things.
“I can say that missing a call is (usually) as much a physical error as a player botching a ground ball. So, the argument goes, if errors are part of the game then errors are part of the game.”
Errors by athletes is a big part of the game in any sport where teams or individuals compete against each other.
You could even argue that all scoring is the result of mistakes or breakdowns in a defense.
But I don’t think you can necessarily lump officiating in with that.
Officiating should be “seamless” or “invisible” .
Good point.
Good luck Johnny!