Cheech Tremendous 0 Report post Posted May 30, 2007 Well, it could always be worse...I could be a Yankees fan and have my team 14.5 games back instead of only 7 games back. Where are all the Yanks fans on this board? They've been awfully quiet lately. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianChris 0 Report post Posted May 30, 2007 I almost wish Anglesault was still around. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cheech Tremendous 0 Report post Posted May 30, 2007 I was reliving some Anglesault posts the other day. What a nutjob. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianChris 0 Report post Posted May 30, 2007 The Yankees figured out Jesse Litsch pretty quickly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
World's Worst Man 0 Report post Posted May 30, 2007 He'll be in Syracuse by 9:00. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brett Favre 0 Report post Posted May 30, 2007 I think I posted earlier today. I'm here, I'm jumping around! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
World's Worst Man 0 Report post Posted May 31, 2007 Haha, A-Rod yells something to the Toronto 3B as he's attempting to field an infield fly, causing the 3B to give up on it, I guess because he thought the SS was calling him off. Classic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brett Favre 0 Report post Posted May 31, 2007 I love Heel-Rod. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treble 0 Report post Posted May 31, 2007 Ooh, that was bush league. Ernie Whitt's going to kill someone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brett Favre 0 Report post Posted May 31, 2007 Is there an actual rule against that? That'd be an odd rule to place. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
World's Worst Man 0 Report post Posted May 31, 2007 Probably not. I wasn't even aware that it was in bad taste. I thought that sort of stuff was common place. Yelling out to attempt to confuse the opposition certainly happens in hockey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted May 31, 2007 I believe there is a rule against it. Let me try and track it down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted May 31, 2007 Interference as defined in the official MLB rulebook. Â NTERFERENCE (a) Offensive interference is an act by the team at bat which interferes with, obstructs, impedes, hinders or confuses any fielder attempting to make a play. If the umpire declares the batter, batter- runner, or a runner out for interference, all other runners shall return to the last base that was in the judgment of the umpire, legally touched at the time of the interference, unless otherwise provided by these rules. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brett Favre 0 Report post Posted May 31, 2007 Thats unfair because 2nd basemen always do that decoy thing where they make believe they have the ball when they don't. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted May 31, 2007 Thats unfair because 2nd basemen always do that decoy thing where they make believe they have the ball when they don't. That's legal though, as is the hidden ball trick. The rule simply covers deliberate deceptions such as those of this nature. The rule is a little vague, but MLB umpires are good at fleshing out the obvious details. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
World's Worst Man 0 Report post Posted May 31, 2007 The umpires fucked up then, because A-Rod clearly yelled out something. It would have been the difference between a 5 run Yankee lead going into the bottom of the 9th, and a 2 run Yankee lead. Not an objectively game changing play, but enough to perhaps be annoyed about. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianChris 0 Report post Posted May 31, 2007 I'm shocked that A-Rod could be such a big pussy during a game. SHOCKED. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawk 34 0 Report post Posted May 31, 2007 Jerry Narron was tossed after the 5th pitch of the game. Which makes me curious, what is the quickest ejection on a manager in a game? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted May 31, 2007 Erik Bedard should get the chance to go back out there for the 9th for his first ever career complete game (shocked at that factoid) but it is only 1-0. Â 8 ip 4 h 2 BB 5 ks (and he now has 88ks to lead all pitchers in the majors) Â as I say that, Markakis hits a 2 run HR to make the decision to leave Bedard in a bit easier up 3-0 now. Â If they win, they'll have their first 5 game winning streak in forever AND only be 1 game under .500 at 26-27.. Â lol..Perlozzo pulls Bedard for Chris Ray cause its a save situation at 3-0..idiot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted May 31, 2007 Jerry Narron was tossed after the 5th pitch of the game. Which makes me curious, what is the quickest ejection on a manager in a game? Earl Weaver I believe was tossed before the second game of a doubleheader. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Precious Roy 0 Report post Posted May 31, 2007 Well, it could always be worse...I could be a Yankees fan and have my team 14.5 games back instead of only 7 games back. Where are all the Yanks fans on this board? They've been awfully quiet lately.  we don't post til August  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted May 31, 2007 ANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Baltimore pitcher Jamie Walker is celebrating the birth of a child whose name is certain to get plenty of attention in Detroit. The left-handed reliever, who spent the past five years playing for the Tigers, christened his 6-pound, 14-ounce son James Leyland.  But, no, it's not in honor of Tigers manager Jim Leyland.  The lad is actually named after Jamie's dad, James Walker, and his wife Natalie's grandfather, Leyland Estes.  "They both fought in World War II and the baby was born on Memorial Day," Walker said. "We both liked the name, so we thought what the heck."  He knows everyone will assume he named his son after his former manager.  "I'll catch a lot of flack for that. But that's fine," he said. "Jim Leyland's a good man. My wife loves Jim Leyland, loves the guy to death. He's a great manager and a great guy. If people want to think we named the baby after him, let them."  The Walkers now have two boys and two girls.  Walker signed as a free agent with Baltimore after helping get the Tigers to the World Series last season. He is 1-0 with a 3.20 ERA this season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted May 31, 2007 ANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Baltimore pitcher Jamie Walker is celebrating the birth of a child whose name is certain to get plenty of attention in Detroit. The left-handed reliever, who spent the past five years playing for the Tigers, christened his 6-pound, 14-ounce son James Leyland.  But, no, it's not in honor of Tigers manager Jim Leyland.  The lad is actually named after Jamie's dad, James Walker, and his wife Natalie's grandfather, Leyland Estes.  "They both fought in World War II and the baby was born on Memorial Day," Walker said. "We both liked the name, so we thought what the heck."  He knows everyone will assume he named his son after his former manager.  "I'll catch a lot of flack for that. But that's fine," he said. "Jim Leyland's a good man. My wife loves Jim Leyland, loves the guy to death. He's a great manager and a great guy. If people want to think we named the baby after him, let them."  The Walkers now have two boys and two girls.  Walker signed as a free agent with Baltimore after helping get the Tigers to the World Series last season. He is 1-0 with a 3.20 ERA this season.  How old was James Walker, when his son was born? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheDevilAndGodAreRagingInsideMe 0 Report post Posted May 31, 2007 Well, it could always be worse...I could be a Yankees fan and have my team 14.5 games back instead of only 7 games back. Where are all the Yanks fans on this board? They've been awfully quiet lately. Â I've been at work. And there aren't many here to begin with. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NYU 0 Report post Posted May 31, 2007 A-Rod has really earned himself a reputation as perhaps the dirtiest player in baseball today and it's a shame because someone with his skills shouldn't need to resort to stuff like this. When your own manager can't even support your actions -- Joe Torre said after the game "I don't know what to feel for it" -- there's a problem there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fökai 0 Report post Posted May 31, 2007 I figure Al might want to hear this:  Shane Victorino's father did a keynote address at my high school's athletic banquet last night (graduated a few years ago, but I'm coaching basketball there now). He's also a local politician (and a family friend, it turns out), so there's the tie-in. The best line of his address was the clowning on his younger son Shane, who before the age of 10, "was sent to the emergency room ten times, with 28 stitches and was run over and thrown from a moving car in separate incidents". He actually began to cry when someone showed him the SI issue from last week with Shane in one of the two-page action shots...obviously he had never seen it. Another note was his visit to CBP last week, where his son introduced him to all of the groundskeepers, ushers and janitors, all by name.  You can't help but root for Shane. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mik 0 Report post Posted May 31, 2007 Just looked at the standings for the first time in awhile... yikes. How bad is the NL Central? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sfaJack 0 Report post Posted May 31, 2007 The Pirates are in second place. What does that tell you? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
