All-Star Game - DeMuth

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by SethPDX

Seeing as they snatched him from the Beavers right after he made the PCL team for what would be an All-Star Game in his hometown, the least the Padres could do is give Mike Ekstrom a try.

I got my usual great seat at good old Civic Stadium for the AAA game tomorrow night. Can't wait.

I can't find a TV listing for the game. Isn't on TV this year? I usually watch that one, and the AA game. The Futures game the other night was fun.

[SethPDX]

I thought it was on one of the ESPN networks.

[SethPDX]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

I can't find a TV listing for the game. Isn't on TV this year? I usually watch that one, and the AA game. The Futures game the other night was fun.

ESPN2.

And not that anybody cares, but:
HP-Mike Muchlinski PCL
1B-Mike Estabrook IL
2B-Shawn Rakos PCL
3B-R.J. Thompson IL

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by SethPDX

ESPN2.

And not that anybody cares, but:
HP-Mike Muchlinski PCL
1B-Mike Estabrook IL
2B-Shawn Rakos PCL
3B-R.J. Thompson IL

Thanks, I finally found it. I thought it was on earlier than 7 PM PDT.

[bniu]

nah, i try to say as little as I can. I don't really vocalize my ball calls and take my sweet time calling strikes and calling outs. sometimes, on the bases, on a routine out at first, the runner will be almost in his dugout before I signal the out. the more obvious the call, the more time I take to "acknowledge" it.

as for demuth, he's a 26 year MLB vet with major league credibility, as far as i'm concerned, he can yell "Bonzai!" for strikes if he wants or pull his best ron luciano impression if he wants. sure, mlb umps can have lazy mechanics but they have the credibility to carry them.

[briancurtin]

Originally Posted by bniu

sometimes, on the bases, on a routine out at first, the runner will be almost in his dugout before I signal the out. the more obvious the call, the more time I take to "acknowledge" it.

Is this just your gimmick or is there a reason to wait more than a few seconds to make a call?

[kylejt]

Originally Posted by briancurtin

Is this just your gimmick or is there a reason to wait more than a few seconds to make a call?

You've got to wait for the TV camera to swing over to you.

[SethPDX]

Originally Posted by briancurtin

Is this just your gimmick or is there a reason to wait more than a few seconds to make a call?

The technical term is "fake timing," Brian.

[bniu]

Originally Posted by briancurtin

Is this just your gimmick or is there a reason to wait more than a few seconds to make a call?

it's just a gimmick of mine, i like to take my time in making a call. Mostly to prevent making an out call only to have a fielder drop the ball. I just wanna be "satisfied" that it's an out and then slowly call the out since it's so obvious. I'm also somewhat slow on my strike calls, I learned my timing from Tim McClelland. As Bill Klem once said: "it ain't nothing till I call it"

[Kevin Finnerty]

I like to gear my game so the players get most of the attention.

[briancurtin]

Originally Posted by bniu

I just wanna be "satisfied" that it's an out and then slowly call the out since it's so obvious.

If the call is obvious, why would you need to wait so long to be satisfied? Make the call and move on.

If F5 guns it to F3 to beat a slow BR by 25 feet, I'm signaling an out once F3 has possession and then I'm getting back to A for the next play. Game on.

[kylejt]

Originally Posted by bniu

I'm also somewhat slow on my strike calls, I learned my timing from Tim McClelland.

Jeez, you mean Father Time?

His strike zone I could see adopting, but not his timing. Better to get your timing from Thing, not Learch.

[mrm21711]

Originally Posted by bniu

it's just a gimmick of mine, i like to take my time in making a call. Mostly to prevent making an out call only to have a fielder drop the ball. I just wanna be "satisfied" that it's an out and then slowly call the out since it's so obvious. I'm also somewhat slow on my strike calls, I learned my timing from Tim McClelland. As Bill Klem once said: "it ain't nothing till I call it"

Smells like a troll.