2013 World Series Thread

With the exception of a few PU's with an inconsistent (at times) zone, I thought this postseason was very well officiated. I started thinking this during the LC series, and the World Series was even more exciting! Great ending.

[UMP45]

Originally Posted by AremRed

With the exception of a few PU's with an inconsistent (at times) zone, I thought this postseason was very well officiated. I started thinking this during the LC series, and the World Series was even more exciting! Great ending.

Inconsistent as compared to what? The box on tv or what you thought was a ball/strike? Not bashing but it just sounds like coaches and fans hollering "be consistent".

Originally Posted by UMP45

Inconsistent as compared to what? The box on tv or what you thought was a ball/strike? Not bashing but it just sounds like coaches and fans hollering "be consistent".

There were two PU's during the Cards-Dodgers series that I felt did a poor job of being consistent on close strikeout calls. I am talking about less than 10 pitches total in those two games and I will not be more specific.

[Steven Tyler]

If Allan Craig knew how to run the bases there might not have been a game six. Only a 10 year old runs bases the way he did. He made so many blunders in fundamentals for an MLB player.

He started and stopped. Hesitated. Started back to second. Decides to run to 3B. Is almost out there. [Wouldn't have even been a play attempt if knew how to follow the R3 down] Knocks down F5. Stares out into left field as if there is something out there to see. Trips and fall over the player he knocked down and gets thrown out at home. All this with a bad leg. Right TMac.

Umpires pick up an extra game check............it's all good.

I'll say it one more time. It's not the call I so much disagree with. It's the reasons why it would be called obstruction.

Finis!!!!

[dash_riprock]

Originally Posted by Steven Tyler

I'll say it one more time. It's not the call I so much disagree with. It's the reasons why it would be called obstruction.

There is only one reason obstruction is ever called - the runner is hindered by a fielder who is neither in possession of the ball, nor in the act of fielding it.

[Steven Tyler]

Originally Posted by dash_riprock

There is only one reason obstruction is ever called - the runner is hindered by a fielder who is neither in possession of the ball, nor in the act of fielding it.

PS~not completely true. As long as we're splitting hairs. Catchers on occasions obstruct batters who aren't runners.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by Steven Tyler

PS~not completely true. As long as we're splitting hairs. Catchers on occasions obstruct batters who aren't runners.

Only in Fedlandia is that true.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Steven Tyler

Umpires pick up an extra game check!

I don't think that's true. (I know it didn't used to be true; haven't followed it in a number of years.)

[Manny A]

Ignore the troll.