Quick pitch?

[zm1283]

Not that this is surprising or anything, but McCarver and Buck are morons. Utley was up for Philadelphia just now and had two strikes on him. Sabathia came set and pitched when Utley happened to be in the middle of a warmup "half swing" type thing that hitters do. He ended up doing a half swing type thing and ended up hitting a pop up on the infield. Buck and McCarver start harping about how he got away with this bad quick pitch. Am I way off here? Utley not being ready to swing isn't a quick pitch as far as I know.

Also, was there some play with Howard not touching home plate? I didn't start watching until the 5th inning so I don't know what happened.

[johnSandlin]

Buck and McCarver missed the call on the play as they do most of every baseball broadcast. I don't think Sabathia quick pitched Utley at all. As for Howard, not any part of him touched the plate.

[johnnyg08]

he missed it, PU didn't signal anything, then apparently signaled safe after Posada threw down to 2B...should've stuck w/ his original instinct...I guess the neighborhood play is still in effect at home plate. :-)

[zm1283]

I finally saw a replay of the Howard play at home. He's not out until the Yankees appeal or tag him, right? I know if the runner misses home you don't signal anything, so Everitt shouldn't have ever signaled safe at any point, correct?

[buckyswider]

Well I'd always been taught that you wait until something 'else' happens...i.e. the play at the other base, then signal 'safe', merely indicating at this point that the runner has not been retired. But the runner would still be liable to be put out via proper appeal (if he doesn't return to touch, of course).

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by zm1283

I finally saw a replay of the Howard play at home. He's not out until the Yankees appeal or tag him, right? I know if the runner misses home you don't signal anything, so Everitt shouldn't have ever signaled safe at any point, correct?

Could you have seen the screaming, calling for replay, and Monday morning quarterbacking if Posada would have tagged him after the fact? The ump originally didn't signal. The slow moe instant replays? Oh brother, that woulda been brutal!

[jicecone]

They have been using that "quick pitch" crap the whole series. They said Petit was "quick pitching". When actually he takes a nap between pitches.

My wife actually stated last night, "don't these two ever shut-up"?