snuffbox 0 Report post Posted August 31, 2008 Can that ruling be changed? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted August 31, 2008 Can that ruling be changed? Yes. The official scorer can change his ruling within 24 hours of the game. The Brewers can also request an appeal of a scorer's ruling within 24 hours to the league office. From the ESPN game account, it appears the Brewers will do that. There is no set time for the league office to hand down a ruling. Rule 10.01 (a) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted August 31, 2008 Two and two. Now the Phillies need to get the job done in Washington. A three-game set against Milwaukee next weekend is the only non-division matchup left on the docket. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest WhackingCockDick Report post Posted August 31, 2008 Some shutdown job that was. Sign of things to come if they make the playoffs and have to face a team that's not the Pirates. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
garfieldsnose 0 Report post Posted August 31, 2008 What could have easily been a 4-game sweep if the bullpen didn't leak, becomes a split. Definitely a better end to the Cubs series than start, but going into the series, I would've taken a split easily. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treble 0 Report post Posted August 31, 2008 David Eckstein, who apparently still played in Toronto, was traded to the D-Backs. This fulfills my pre-season prediction of him being traded to a playoff team AND we get to hear a bunch of great stories about him come playoff time! Did you know he was small? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruiser Chong 0 Report post Posted August 31, 2008 How'd I know I'd come in here and see Czech bemoaning the play of a team that's 33 games over .500? I can't believe they didn't beat a guy who gave up eight runs over six starts in August. Or that they lost a game where a middle reliever made a spot start. The audacity! I wasn't happy with either game, either, but let's save all the sky is falling talk for when they're officially out. I was watching replays on ESPN News just now and heard a familiar voice I couldn't place until they cut back to the studio. It was Coach! I forgot he had moved on to ESPN. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest WhackingCockDick Report post Posted August 31, 2008 Don't get mad at me! Your signature still calls for Alfonso Soriano to be shot! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted August 31, 2008 Best C.C. Sabathia stat. He currently leads BOTH leagues in shutouts! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smartly Pretty 0 Report post Posted August 31, 2008 I changed my mind; I'm with Cheech, Sabathia is the NL Cy Young. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
garfieldsnose 0 Report post Posted August 31, 2008 As delirious as I may be, I hope there is a way the Phils can sign Ramirez and Sabathia this off-season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruiser Chong 0 Report post Posted August 31, 2008 Don't get mad at me! Your signature still calls for Alfonso Soriano to be shot! That's more a function of laziness than anything else. And as we both know, it periodically becomes relevant throughout the season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2008 I think the big development of this week is that the Marlins are just about out of the race. They are seven back in the NL East. The difference between them and last year's Mets is that the fish need to catch two teams. The Cardinals are also now 7.5 back of the wild card, just about done. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmy no nose 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2008 Can that ruling be changed? Yes. The official scorer can change his ruling within 24 hours of the game. The Brewers can also request an appeal of a scorer's ruling within 24 hours to the league office. From the ESPN game account, it appears the Brewers will do that. There is no set time for the league office to hand down a ruling. Rule 10.01 (a) Does anyone think the ruling will actually be reversed? I'd say that probably gets ruled a hit about 99% of the time since scorers generally never expect pitchers to make anything resembling a difficult play. The scorer gave a decent explanation of, "The way the ball came off the bat, it was spinning, and it went to the left of the mound with a left-handed pitcher going to get it. It's a difficult play. The definition requires that standard effort is required, and that would have taken more than an ordinary effort. The runner was well down the line." I think if it happens a little later in the game there's a chance it gets ruled error, but early in the 5th he probably didn't even think twice about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2008 I have my doubts on the scoring decision. An after the fact no-hitter would be unprecedented, and kind of cheap really. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2008 Phillies called up Adam Eaton, J.A. Happ, Lou Marson and Greg Golson. Golson is a fast runner at least, he can be a suitable late inning replacement on the basepaths and in the field. He's working on his plate discipline but is likely overmatched by big league hurlers. Marson is a catcher who could well steal the starting job if given the opportunity. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruiser Chong 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2008 One has to wonder what the NL West picture would look like had the Dodgers not been playing with their heads up their asses the last two weeks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
