Quick pitch?

[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"?

[Kevin Finnerty]

My son got home in time to watch last night's game. He sat down and said, "I listened to last night's game on radio. Do you know that Joe Morgan's actually worse audio only? He's even worse than this guy when you don't have the game to distract you."

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Kevin Finnerty

My son got home in time to watch last night's game. He sat down and said, "I listened to last night's game on radio. Do you know that Joe Morgan's actually worse audio only? He's even worse than this guy when you don't have the game to distract you."

Morgan said last night that it was "Bull" that the umpire warned both benches when Axelrod got nailed for the 3rd time in the series, and that it was penalizing the Yankees for no reason.

[BigTex]

Why did it take a huddle and a pow-wow to figure out if a warning should be issued? Somebody needs to grow a set and stand up.

I personally don't think he got hit on purpose, but 3 times in 2 games desteves a warning. It should have been given right away.

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by BigTex

I personally don't think he got hit on purpose.....

Oh, I don't know about this.

These pitchers have been pretty good at niblling at corners inside and out and just missing or hitting the strike zone....and then when A-Rod comes up they just happen to miss by a good six inches or a foot and plunk him three times? Hmm?

Some of these guys are going to be wearing a lot of kevlar in a few years - as the protection on their arms and elbows is certainly growing more and more already.