Gerry Davis Crew get its right!

[DG]

Where are the Gerry Davis stance bashers tonight? They should take note how well it works for the mystro, and for those of us who use it, we should aspire to do as well.

[Kevin Finnerty]

Originally Posted by DG

Where are the Gerry Davis stance bashers tonight? They should take note how well it works for the mystro, and for those of us who use it, we should aspire to do as well.

Amen!

And once in our lives we should each be granted the privilege to call a pitching clinic by a pitcher like Cliff Lee. He just dominated one of the best offensive teams in the last decade. If Rollins doesn't try to pull an Ozzie, Lee could have a World Series Game 1 shutout on his ever more impressive résumé. Amazing performance!

[DG]

Originally Posted by Kevin Finnerty

Amen!

And once in our lives we should each be granted the privilege to call a pitching clinic by a pitcher like Cliff Lee. He just dominated one of the best offensive teams in the last decade. If Rollins doesn't try to pull an Ozzie, Lee could have a World Series Game 1 shutout on his ever more impressive résumé. Amazing performance!

Although not a shutout, his ERA for this game is zero since the run scored due to an error.

[Kevin Finnerty]

If he stays on this roll for the rest of this series, he'll go down with one of the greatest post-season performances in history. Hershiser's 1988 is the best since divisional play began, but they didn't have that third series back then. Lee is unconscious right now. If he can do this again, to the Yankees, and the Phillies win it, well, it's going to be hard to find anything any better.

[jwwashburn]

Originally Posted by Kevin Finnerty

If he stays on this roll for the rest of this series, he'll go down with one of the greatest post-season performances in history. Hershiser's 1988 is the best since divisional play began, but they didn't have that third series back then. Lee is unconscious right now. If he can do this again, to the Yankees, and the Phillies win it, well, it's going to be hard to find anything any better.

As a bitter Tigers fan....I still do not forgive Leyland for not starting Kenny Rogers in game 5 of the 2006 World Series

Rogers line for the Postseason that year was pretty good, as well.

3-0
0.00 ERA
23 innings pitched
19 K's

he was full juiced and ready to go and Leyland said...well, we have to win 3. NO, JIMMY! You have to win ONE then ONE then ONE. ARRRRRRRGh

[TussAgee11]

Watching the game last night with family, somebody exclaims angrily "the ball was 6 inches away from the glove when the runner touched the bag. SIX."

My response: "yup, you're right, traveling at about 70mph or so. You realize that that is less than .01 of a second."

[tjones1]

Originally Posted by DG

Where are the Gerry Davis stance bashers tonight? They should take note how well it works for the mystro, and for those of us who use it, we should aspire to do as well.

I know he invented the dang stance... but...

Everytime I see him work I am amazed of how balanced, relaxed, and smooth he looks.

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by tjones1

I know he invented the dang stance... but...

Not true. That stance had been used years before Gerry made it popular.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by DG

Where are the Gerry Davis stance bashers tonight?

Well, I was going to take the rest of the night off until you asked!

[jicecone]

Outstanding pitching by Lee. When he made the behind the back catch, you just knew it was his night. Great job.

Yes Davis was and is smooth and relaxed however , I thought he missed too many pitches myself. With that type of pitching though it it had no bearing on the game.

The TV strike zone box leaves a lot to be desired also but then again I may not have perfect vision 1500 miles away either.

[Ump Rube]

As I was watching the game, I noticed that the jackets the base guys were wearing look different than normal. Upon further review, thanks TiVo, while my wife sat next to me rolling her eyes and calling me a dork, I noticed the following changes: new fabric (not the nylon shell, but that wet-suit type stuff), full zip (not the 1/4 zip), zippered pocket over/behind the MLB logo.

Does anyone know if these are available to the public, or have they been around and I am just out of the loop (which is very possible, after the season ends I check out entirely for a good month or 2 to clear my mind)?

[briancurtin]

Originally Posted by Ump Rube

As I was watching the game, I noticed that the jackets the base guys were wearing look different than normal. Upon further review, thanks TiVo, while my wife sat next to me rolling her eyes and calling me a dork, I noticed the following changes: new fabric (not the nylon shell, but that wet-suit type stuff), full zip (not the 1/4 zip), zippered pocket over/behind the MLB logo.

Does anyone know if these are available to the public, or have they been around and I am just out of the loop (which is very possible, after the season ends I check out entirely for a good month or 2 to clear my mind)?

I posted about that before when I noticed them a while back. It's an umpire version of the ThermaBase team jackets that you see coaches and people in the dugouts wearing. I have a Chicago Cubs version of the jacket -- it's pretty warm, but it's also pretty expensive compared to the other types of umpire jackets we wear at $120.

No idea on their availability, but they would be nice up here where most of the spring games are done in the cold. Layering up works, but I'd prefer to just have a thicker jacket.