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I have a question. Can baseball "judgement" calls be overturned by another umpire.....(not counting whether a batter swung or not).

Yes. But it RARELY happens, because they don't like to show each other up.

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I think that should have been one of those exceptions where they overturn the call. And what a bunch of tools the FOX announcers are. They spend all that time talking about how Lofton caught the ball and it should have been a triple play and then they dance around it just to avoid any controversy when the head of the umps (or whoever the guy was) came up there to explain the call. I'm not sure how much longer Wood should go. If he gets in any trouble, it may be wise to go to the pen.

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Sorta odd how people usually get on Baker's case for leaving his starters in there too long but he finally takes a guy out before he gets in big trouble, and they wonder why he does it. Granted Wood's pitched excellent ball, but he's up to 117 pitches and you'd figure he'd be going at least another 15-20 with the heart of Atlanta's lineup at the plate. And now, by taking Wood down, they were able to add an insurance run and have the chance to tack on a couple of more. Goodwin came through in the clutch after Miller just stood up there for three pitches for some reason. Oh well, let's hope things work out. *crosses fingers*

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Wow, bad way to end the inning, but hey, gotta take those chances when you get them and that's what Gonzalez did. I was surprised he didn't go to second on the ball he hit, cause if he had, he would've scored on Goodwin's hit. That's the past now, though, cause it's time to go to the bottom of the ninth.

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Probably the fact that it is the final game they figure why would you pull a guy pitching great. But with how many pitches he threw in Game 1 and the fact their is a 4 run lead I would yank him.

 

If you can't count on your bullpen to protect a 4 run lead for 1 inning you aren't going very far anyway.

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Since the cubbies has seemingly won this one...Who starts game one? Prior or keep the rotation and Start Zamby? If possible, could Wood start? Im not sure when Game One is...I want to say Weds but not sure...

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Since the cubbies has seemingly won this one...Who starts game one? Prior or keep the rotation and Start Zamby? If possible, could Wood start? Im not sure when Game One is...I want to say Weds but not sure...

Game 1 is Tuesday. Game 2 is Wed.

 

I think it'll be Zambrano, Prior, Wood, Clement.

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[Rock]

 

Finally! The Cubs... HAVE GONE BACK... to the NLCS!

 

:: raises eyebrow ::

 

If ya smeeeeeeelllll... what the Cubs... are Cookin!

 

[/Rock]

The Cubs have never played in the LCS before- so how can they go back to it?

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Heh, I think the Cubs now have a fucking great shot at the World Series.

 

First series win since they won the World Series. And the crowd was nearly 50/50, with the Braves fans looking like shit once again.

 

BTW, I think he's great and all, but Karros gives me a Bill Buckner vibe...no offense to BoSox fans and all... but yeah.

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If they've ever won the division prior to the new playoff system (with Division Series), then they have been in the LCS Bob.

 

Hey Bob...how about them Braves huh?

 

That's what you get for talking smack when the Yankees lost their first game :P

 

Dames

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[Rock]

 

Finally! The Cubs... HAVE GONE BACK... to the NLCS!

 

:: raises eyebrow ::

 

If ya smeeeeeeelllll... what the Cubs... are Cookin!

 

[/Rock]

The Cubs have never played in the LCS before- so how can they go back to it?

They played in the LCS in at least 84 and 89...im not a historian, just a fan.

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my immediate reaction is to say the Braves are better than the Marlins, but man the Marlins looked damn good against the Giants.

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If they've ever won the division prior to the new playoff system (with Division Series), then they have been in the LCS Bob.

 

Hey Bob...how about them Braves huh?

 

That's what you get for talking smack when the Yankees lost their first game :P

 

Dames

::pops in World Series 2001 DVD, watches bottom of the 9th of Game 7::

 

Wow- that almost makes me feel better

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The stage is set...

 

Cubs will wipe the floor with the Marlins...

 

Yankees...well let's just say if a certain East Coast team should win a very very big game tomorrow...Watch out!

 

lol, Nah we all know it's set up now. Yankees/Cubs World Series. I wouldn't mind seeing that. The only thing I REALLY care about is seeing a Boston/Yankees ALCS.

 

Even if Bodston gets mobbed by NY again I still wanna see those two teams playing in the ALCS more than anything.

 

IMHO a Boston/NY ALCS would be higher rated than the WS this year....UNLESS it's Cubs/Red Sox of course...

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I'll just say this:

 

If there's a possibility of a Cubs/Red Sox World Series and we end up with a Marlins/Yankees one...

 

Well, I don't know what I'd do, but it won't be pretty.

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I think that now that the Braves are out, all you Braves fans should get behind the Cubs. After all, you wouldn't want the team that took out your team to lose, would ya?

With hockey starting up- I'm pretty much done with baseball. Now I can concentrate on schoolwork!

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