EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2004 Calling balls and strikes is the umpire's most difficult job. Fans don't really have an idea of how hard it actually is. Yes, that pitch was a ball, but if you went through every pitch, you'd find a bunch of pitches on both sides. Its usually not egregious. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted June 21, 2004 HERE WE GO! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lightning Flik 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2004 (edited) I didn't get that strike two either, since the PREVIOUS pitch was the SAME pitch, SAME place, yet different call. Edited June 21, 2004 by Lightning Flik Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted June 21, 2004 . Yes, that pitch was a ball, End of discussion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted June 21, 2004 Redemption for Matsui. I don't think so. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FrigidSoul Report post Posted June 21, 2004 Giambi, Sheffield, Posada, Matsui, Williams in the ninth. If they can't do this for me, really, I have no idea what worth the theam has. Yeah, if you can't score two runs in an inning off the best f'n reliever in the National League, what good are you? Especially when they only have the best record in baseball. Those worthless scrubs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted June 21, 2004 WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT? WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FrigidSoul Report post Posted June 21, 2004 Close pitch, and LoDuca got the call with that frame job Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2004 . Yes, that pitch was a ball, End of discussion. Call it karma for the Jeffrey Maier call then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lightning Flik 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2004 ...nice frame work by the Dodgers catcher. That last pitch was a ball. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted June 21, 2004 That last pitch was a ball. YA FUCKING THINK? Yankees quest to end the steak ended by gross incompetance and the Dodgers. All ten of them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2004 Grow up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted June 21, 2004 Blatantly biased umpiring should never be excused. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lightning Flik 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2004 That last pitch was a ball. YA FUCKING THINK? Yes, I think it was. That would be why I made that statement. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted June 21, 2004 Good Lord. I wish I could find a picture of strike two to A-Rod, which was almost as bad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KingPK 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2004 Oh please. The 3rd base ump blew a call in the Sox game, and you don't see either Frigid or I going off like you are. Didn't you just say a page or so ago that you were trying to not get so worked up over all things baseball? Guess that's out the window. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted June 21, 2004 When THIS Is called a strike, I get worked up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2004 Good Lord. I wish I could find a picture of strike two to A-Rod, which was almost as bad. The hell? K-Zone is clearly drawn a few inches to the left of the edge of home plate. Take a ruler to your screen and hold it straight. And considering you only need to nick the strike zone, there's a good possibility that pitch was a STRIKE. If it missed, it missed by mere inches. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Smell the ratings!!! Report post Posted June 21, 2004 wow, they really did screw up the K zone. How odd. And funny, given my hatred of ESPN's baseball broadcasts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KingPK 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2004 Looks like that pitch caught the outside corner of the plate to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted June 21, 2004 Good Lord. I wish I could find a picture of strike two to A-Rod, which was almost as bad. The hell? K-Zone is clearly drawn a few inches to the left of the edge of home plate. Take a ruler to your screen and hold it straight. And considering you only need to nick the strike zone, there's a good possibility that pitch was a STRIKE. If it missed, it missed by mere inches. It was apparently drawn that way to reflect a camera angle that wasn't entirely straight. If you were able to straighten the angle out, they'd match up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2004 If the camera wasn't matched up straight on, home plate would appear at an angle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DerangedHermit 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2004 Ah...fuck AS and his whining. The Yanks have the best record in baseball...why must you whine? I'd hate to see what you become when the Yankees become bad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted June 21, 2004 If the camera wasn't matched up straight on, home plate would appear at an angle. It does to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted June 21, 2004 I'd hate to see what you become when the Yankees become bad. The bad years are what turned me into this fucked up person I am. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KingPK 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2004 The plate looks pretty straight to me. What picture are YOU looking at? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted June 21, 2004 Okay, I've been experiencing a searing pain right where my right kidney is ever since A-Rod struck out and I, uhm, through a book through a window. Is that bad and are they somehow related? Should I seek medical help? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted June 21, 2004 The plate looks pretty straight to me. What picture are YOU looking at? The other shot, but it could be me seeing what I want to see. Either way, matching it up with the K-Zone or the way the plate appears to be, it's outside. It doesn't catch either. I just assumed the camera thing because the angle looked a little off and they had been doing it that way all game. Someone in ESPN had a reason for deciding that that K-Zone was correct because they never fixed it. Still erase the white box and it's still outside. And I think I'm gonna pass out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted June 21, 2004 Oh, fuck it. There's no guarantee that a walk would have meant anything anyway. It's over, I know what really happened, and maybe this will finally get the ball rolling on doing something about these Umps this year. The bright side is, if we have to face the Dodgers in the World Series, the Heart of the Order (minus Posada) all did well against him I'm gonna move on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2004 The newest MLB column is up, featuring the worst teams of the last 25 years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
