Marty Foster's call at 3rd base today

[Rich]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

I wonder if he changed his position on throwing at batters on steroids heads as well.

Rich, that might be true in your neck of the woods, but the coaches here have always wanted that call to go to the defense, and nobody argues the call. It's the way it's always been done. Why fix something that ain't broken? The coaches want that call on defense, so they aren't going to say anything when it doesn't go their way on offense.

Really?

It's more like they want it their way on both offense and defense. And the post above saying how they act happy on the field and then mock the umpire for missing the actual call in the dugout is spot on.

I've watched coaches from opposing teams come up to a coach who had a run-in with an umpire laugh and chuckle about it and pretty much show that when it comes to umpires they're closer to being on the same team than their uniforms would indicate. A reminder that most coaches are, in the end, of the genus rattus maximus.

[socalblue1]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Really?

It's more like they want it their way on both offense and defense. And the post above saying how they act happy on the field and then mock the umpire for missing the actual call in the dugout is spot on.

I've watched coaches from opposing teams come up to a coach who had a run-in with an umpire laugh and chuckle about it and pretty much show that when it comes to umpires they're closer to being on the same team than their uniforms would indicate. A reminder that most coaches are, in the end, of the genus rattus maximus.

So Girardi would prefer his $20m a year F6 to get hurt for no reason? The whole concept of the ball was there & tag close enough is injury reduction. Otherwise we have F5 blocking the bag & slapping the tag down on the hands or in the face. Same with the defense - no spikes to the hands/arms or face, collision reduction, etc.

Watching the video it's clear F5 put the glove down & gave Jeter the choice of how he wanted to be tagged. Granted Jeter moved his hand around the glove but notice F5 didn't slap the tag on when he did - that's big boy ball. Wait till the next time a Yankee runner is in that position - any bets the tag will go down, perhaps a bit firmly?

[SanDiegoSteve]

Yeah, I hope every time Jeter slides into a base that the fielder slaps him silly on his head!

[Steven Tyler]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

Yeah, I hope every time Jeter slides into a base that the fielder slaps him silly on his head!

Won't ever happen. It works both ways.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Steven Tyler

Won't ever happen. It works both ways.

I know, but a boy can dream, can't he?

[johnnyg08]

I think Jeter put up such a stink because he's not supposed to steal in that situation...so if he's out, Girardi lays into him...if he's safe, there's nothing you can really say...it's a bit far-fetched I know, but he's a competitor...probably a bit fired up...

However, I wonder how many times he's been given the "neighborhood" out when turning 2?

[Durham]

It is easier for the powers that be to defend the right call that the expected one. There are those that would argue that Eric Gregg was right in calling a wide zone, because the looked like strikes from the dugout and everyone expected them to be so.

When working TV games work hard to get them right.