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[mick]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Good story, Mick.....

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseb...rnaround_x.htm

Nice.

So, no free lunch, but there are a few free desserts in Motown.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by mick

Nice.

So, no free lunch, but there are a few free desserts in Motown.

Well...they snacked on Bah-stan last night, didn't they?

[mick]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Well...they snacked on Bah-stan last night, didn't they?

Schilling and Bonderman tonight.
Ortiz should be excited to play.
You should have seen Manny embarass himself last night.
...Oh, my, that was a big out!
mick

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by mick

Schilling and Bonderman tonight.
Ortiz should be excited to play.
You should have seen Manny embarass himself last night.
...Oh, my, that was a big out!
mick

You mean the throw-out at the plate in the 8th? Yup, Manny broke back to second and froze on the hit, but the third base coach never shoulda waved him home. I don't know whatinthehell he was thinking about. You're right though...that was a heckuva big out....but lay that one on the third base base coach imo, not Manny.

Of course, when his hitting streak ended on the weekend, it ended because Manny loafed his way to 1B on a ground ball that he woulda beaten out if he hadda put out any effort at all on the play.

[ChuckElias]

Yeah, that wasn't a case of Manny being Manny. That was the third base coach doing his Wendell Kim impression.

[mick]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

You mean the throw-out at the plate in the 8th? Yup, Manny broke back to second and froze on the hit, but the third base coach never shoulda waved him home. I don't know whatinthehell he was thinking about. You're right though...that was a heckuva big out....but lay that one on the third base base coach imo, not Manny.

Of course, when his hitting streak ended on the weekend, it ended because Manny loafed his way to 1B on a ground ball that he woulda beaten out if he hadda put out any effort at all on the play.

Manny did loaf, except for the last 45'.
If you get a chance, watch a replay of that Dog glancing over his left shoulder and kicking his pace up two clicks, when he saw a play was being made on his lazy self. He clearly hurt his team.
mick

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by mick

Manny did loaf, except for the last 45'.
If you get a chance, watch a replay of that Dog glancing over his left shoulder and kicking his pace up two clicks, when he saw a play was being made on his lazy self. He clearly hurt his team.
mick

Of course he loafed. Manny always loafs.....which is exactly why the third base coach shoulda never sent him.

Speaking of loafing, A-Rod did the same damn thing in last night's game. Yanks are first and second, no one out, with him on second. Perfect double play ball hit to the left side, the ball goes to 2B for the first out.....but instead of relaying to 1B as normally happens, the second baseman goes back to third to easily nab A-Rod who was trotting instead of running. Made A-Rod look bad as hell. Instead of a man on third with 2 outs, and being able to score on a single, the Yanks got a man on first with 2 outs. A-Rod sez "Gee, I never woulda thunk they woulda gone to third instead of first". Well, if he hadda been running, they probably wouldn't have. No wonder the NY fans get on him.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Of course he loafed. Manny always loafs.....which is exactly why the third base coach shoulda never sent him.

Speaking of loafing, A-Rod did the same damn thing in last night's game. Yanks are first and second, no one out, with him on second. Perfect double play ball hit to the left side, the ball goes to 2B for the first out.....but instead of relaying to 1B as normally happens, the second baseman goes back to third to easily nab A-Rod who was trotting instead of running. Made A-Rod look bad as hell. Instead of a man on third with 2 outs, and being able to score on a single, the Yanks got a man on first with 2 outs. A-Rod sez "Gee, I never woulda thunk they woulda gone to third instead of first". Well, if he hadda been running, they probably wouldn't have. No wonder the NY fans get on him.

I'm not an A-rod hater, but I did enjoy that one. I appreciate hustle and mental focus and like it when the pros are punished for failing in those areas.

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Of course he loafed. Manny always loafs.....which is exactly why the third base coach shoulda never sent him.

Speaking of loafing, A-Rod did the same damn thing in last night's game. Yanks are first and second, no one out, with him on second. Perfect double play ball hit to the left side, the ball goes to 2B for the first out.....but instead of relaying to 1B as normally happens, the second baseman goes back to third to easily nab A-Rod who was trotting instead of running. Made A-Rod look bad as hell. Instead of a man on third with 2 outs, and being able to score on a single, the Yanks got a man on first with 2 outs. A-Rod sez "Gee, I never woulda thunk they woulda gone to third instead of first". Well, if he hadda been running, they probably wouldn't have. No wonder the NY fans get on him.

During tonight's game we learned that A-rod has the second lowest BA with man on 3rd in the entire American League this year.

As that was being said, he popped out to the first baseman half way between home & first in foul territory, with runners on 2nd & 3rd.

[ChuckElias]

Originally Posted by mick

You should have seen Manny embarass himself last night.
...Oh, my, that was a big out!

Looks like the Sox aren't the only ones who have a little trouble running from 3rd to home. . .

[mick]

Originally Posted by ChuckElias

Looks like the Sox aren't the only ones who have a little trouble running from 3rd to home. . .

Didn't see it.
Didn't need it.
Who was it ? ...A Tiger ?
mick

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by mick

Didn't see it.
Didn't need it.
Who was it ? ...A Tiger ?
mick

Don't matter...the BoSox went down again. You're gonna need a new second baseman though, Mick. Too bad.

[mick]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Don't matter...the BoSox went down again. You're gonna need a new second baseman though, Mick. Too bad.

Omar Infante is a player.
And Pudge..., well, at least he's a gamer. [Looked like he had a new glove ... that belonged to someone else. ]

[ChuckElias]

Originally Posted by mick

Didn't see it.
Didn't need it.
Who was it ? ...A Tiger ?
mick

Yeah, I forget who it was. Tigers on 1st and 3rd, nobody out. Ground ball hit to Lowell at third. R3 stutter steps, gets a slow start, then decides to head home. (Maybe thinking Lowell was going to 2nd for the double play?)

Anyway, Lowell boxes it around for second, gathers the ball and still has time to throw out the runner at the plate. I don't think the runner was loafing; I think it was indecision.

Originally Posted by JR

You're gonna need a new second baseman though, Mick.

Rodriguez (there was only one "Pudge" -- my man Fisk) makes his first professional appearance at second base last night. I don't think he even got a chance to make a play.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by ChuckElias

Rodriguez (there was only one "Pudge" -- my man Fisk) makes his first professional appearance at second base last night. I don't think he even got a chance to make a play.

Pudge(Detroit/Texas) ain't pudge anymore. He's lost about 30# since steroid testing came in. That's just a coincidence though.

He did have one play last night at 2B though iirc....a pop fly.