Warning!! Danger!! Annual Off-topic Baseball Thread '07!! Beware!!

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

Geeze, looks like Bert broke up with Cookie Monster. That's too bad, it was always nice to see the twinkle in Bert's eye when Cookie Monster said "Me want cookie now".

Typo? Should be "twinkie"? Twinkie in Bert's eye(not that there's anything the matter with that)?

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Great baseball thread, huh?

Twinkie in your eye?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Typo? Should be "twinkie"? Twinkie in Bert's eye(not that there's anything the matter with that)?

Careful, your subtlety is showing.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Typo? Should be "twinkie"? Twinkie in Bert's eye(not that there's anything the matter with that)?

Don't get me started on the cream filling. Brad will lock this up faster than you can say "Billy Packer's an idiot".

[ChuckElias]

Sox look like they're on their way to getting swept in NY. Big play in the 7th. Youkalis called out for leaving the base path. I don't know the rule well enough to argue with the call, so I have to assume that they got it right. The NESN guys pointed out that it looked like Youk didn't leave the base path until after he'd gotten past A-Rod.

Instead of 2nd and 3rd with 1 out, it was man on 2nd with 2 outs. That's a game changing call. Ouch.

[mbyron]

There's a thread on it over in Baseball:
link to the thread

By rule, a runner's basepath is a direct line from wherever he is to the base he's trying to acquire. Once the defense begins to play on a runner, he must remain within 3 feet of that basepath. Should he deviate, the runner is out (the ball is not dead, so other runners may advance).

Presumably, after their little huddle the crew in the Yankees-Sox game determined that Youk was outside the allowable 3 feet. This call can be made retroactively, and runners placed accordingly.

Notice that the rule has nothing to do with a direct line between the bases.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Careful, your subtlety is showing.

As well as my maturity.....

Is there a law against showing those in public?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

As well as my maturity.....

Is there a law against showing those in public?

At your age, there ought to be.

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

At your age, there ought to me.

Hear that sound? It's Mr. Grammar Guy throwing up...

[Adam]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

Hear that sound? It's Mr. Grammar Guy throwing up...

It ain't all about you.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

At your age, there ought to me.

Yeah, I guess. It'd stop the wimmenfolk from screamin' and squallerin' at the sight.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Yeah, I guess. It'd stop the wimmenfolk from screamin' and squallerin' at the sight.

I ain't worried 'bout the wimmen. I've heard tell they can take care of them selves.

I'm worried for the childrens. have at it, grammar guy

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

At your age, there ought to be.

At his age, he won't remember where to find them.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

I ain't worried 'bout the wimmen. I've heard tell they can take care of them selves.

I'm worried for the childrens. have at it, grammar guy

You just made this happen to Mr. Grammar Guy:

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by ChuckElias

Worst.

Road loss.

Ever.

Well, those Red Sox sure do know how to get swept without embarrassing themselves. 3 very nice losses, they can even blame the shut-out in the last game to an unusual ump-call.

Nice going.