Is Tim McClelland done?

[goyanksgonj]

Originally Posted by lawump

According to the Red Sox radio broadcast team last night (4/17) John Hirshbeck had back surgery this week. I haven't heard anything about that...but the Red Sox announcers cited the Yankees/Red Sox series umpiring crew as their source. The announcers said they had gone out to dinner with both the Yankees/Red Sox crew AND the crew that was umpiring the Mets series the night before (4/16).

The announcers went out to dinner with the crews? First of all, given that they were both home consecutively, it was more than likely the same crew. Second of all, I, personally, would find that to be a conflict of interest, ESPECIALLY if either one and/or both of the game (s) had a questionable call (s).

[sri8527]

i know SDS can defend himself, but the POINT he was making, if your well enough to be on the field, then your, injury, whatever that may be should not effect your mechanics or timing.



steve

[lawump]

Originally Posted by goyanksgonj

The announcers went out to dinner with the crews? First of all, given that they were both home consecutively, it was more than likely the same crew. Second of all, I, personally, would find that to be a conflict of interest, ESPECIALLY if either one and/or both of the game (s) had a questionable call (s).

How? Now to be sure, I'm not going to say things, like, "your team's manager is an a$$" or "I blew that call" because I know they'll go and tell the team's manager that. But talking baseball is not a conflict.

Tell me how there's a conflict...in your mind...and I'll post my thoughts.

[goyanksgonj]

Originally Posted by lawump

How? Now to be sure, I'm not going to say things, like, "your team's manager is an a$$" or "I blew that call" because I know they'll go and tell the team's manager that. But talking baseball is not a conflict.

Tell me how there's a conflict...in your mind...and I'll post my thoughts.

That's why they stay together as crewmates as much as they can throughout the course of the season. They have time as a crew, before, and, I'm sure, even after, games, to go over important stuff (including just plain old talking baseball).

Otherwise, that's why they call it pillow talk, either for their crewmates or their wives and/or girlfriends.

[UMP25]

Originally Posted by goyanksgonj

First of all, given that they were both home consecutively, it was more than likely the same crew.

That is not correct. That occurs very rarely.