Joe Morgan at it again....

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

This always lends bit of credence to the absurd notion that a tie goes to the runner, because of its ambiguity.

Lends it credence according to whom? Someone without adequate training in the interpretation and application of the (flawed) rules of baseball?

[zebra2955]

I hate to say this but these clowns (Morgan, MacArver,etc ) are genius's compared to Hawk Harrelson , the White Sox announcer. I don't think this knucklehead knows one rule of baseball that was written after 1910.

[lawump]

Originally Posted by zebra2955

I hate to say this but these clowns (Morgan, MacArver,etc ) are genius's compared to Hawk Harrelson , the White Sox announcer. I don't think this knucklehead knows one rule of baseball that was written after 1910.

What would give you that idea? His brilliant analysis of the obstruction call against the White Sox last year?

I watched that game/call on MLB.com about 20 times just for the laughs.

He's horrible.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by lawump

What would give you that idea? His brilliant analysis of the obstruction call against the White Sox last year?

I watched that game/call on MLB.com about 20 times just for the laughs.

He's horrible.

What was the Cliff Notes version of his explanation?

[lawump]

Originally Posted by Welpe

What was the Cliff Notes version of his explanation?

He didn't really have one...his partner pointed out that they might have "obstruction".

He went so ballistic...he literally had to catch himself from swearing AT the umpires on-air. He was irate.

[zebra2955]

Originally Posted by lawump

He didn't really have one...his partner pointed out that they might have "obstruction".

He went so ballistic...he literally had to catch himself from swearing AT the umpires on-air. He was irate.

But you got to admit that was HILARIOUS. It was better then a SNL sketch. A comedy writer could not make that stuff up.

[lawump]

Originally Posted by zebra2955

But you got to admit that was HILARIOUS. It was better then a SNL sketch. A comedy writer could not make that stuff up.

Agreed!!! Any umpire worth his salt knew he made a moron of himself.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Joe just did it again. Why hasn't some umpire somewhere walked up to this guy and told him to stop saying "tie goes to the runner?" Well, now some more coaches and little shavers are going to believe it as fact.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Lends it credence according to whom? Someone without adequate training in the interpretation and application of the (flawed) rules of baseball?

Exactly...in other words, 99.9% of the baseball world, the only exception being umpires and smart coaches like Sparky Anderson, Rich Ives, or nee JM.