cryptique Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Did he steal home on a passed ball or on a pitch that was caught, a la Jackie?The pitch was caught, but the catcher was way too nonchalant in tossing it (slowly) back to the mound. Plus there was a right-handed batter in the box partially obscuring the catcher's view of the runner on third. As I recall, Werth took off as the catcher was in the middle of the act of tossing the ball back to the mound. The play at the plate wasn't even all that close. Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Don't want to jinx things, but the Rangers are in first place. They have found a closer and the rotation is pretty decent. Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted May 13, 2009 Author Share Posted May 13, 2009 Zimmerman at 30 now. He's been really impressive this year, I honestly thought he was going to end up a dissapointment for them. Link to post Share on other sites
Smokestack Joe Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 wow bobbob, 5 minutes into the game Marlins 3 Brewers 0 Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted May 14, 2009 Author Share Posted May 14, 2009 wow bobbob, 5 minutes into the game Marlins 3 Brewers 0 Rickie Weeks does not care about the top of the first, apparently. He's really good. I'm glad he's finally putting it together. Link to post Share on other sites
dondoboy Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 I seriously dislike Dontrelle Willis. Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted May 14, 2009 Author Share Posted May 14, 2009 I seriously dislike Dontrelle Willis. I know he's been awful for you guys, but how can you seriously dislike him? Link to post Share on other sites
dondoboy Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 I know he's been awful for you guys, but how can you seriously dislike him?Well, being awful is a start. I was excited when we first got him, then he somehow got hurt on a slip off the mound, the anxiety problems, and on a lesser note his demeanor is just strange. Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted May 14, 2009 Author Share Posted May 14, 2009 You're gonna hate a guy for anxiety disorder? Link to post Share on other sites
dondoboy Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 You're gonna hate a guy for anxiety disorder?How do you think he got 'em? Edit: I meant that as a joke. Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Watching Tigers @ Twins right now on mlb.tv. Impressed with the Twins TV guys. Not adding any particular insight, but these are the least homerish TV guys I've seen in a long time -- they've already acknowledged 2 bad calls that went in the Twins favor. That never happens. Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted May 14, 2009 Author Share Posted May 14, 2009 Ricky nolasco, what the he'll happened to you? Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky speaks Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Zimmerman at 30 now. He's been really impressive this year, I honestly thought he was going to end up a dissapointment for them. It's over..... http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=290513126 Link to post Share on other sites
The High Heat Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 You're gonna hate a guy for anxiety disorder?D-Train says he doesn't have anxiety. He claims that's the Tigers official position so they could get him some more work after ST. To put it straight: The Tigers will find any excuse to keep him off the roster for as long as possible, hoping his talent kicks in - if he still has any. They've got a lot of $$$ left on him, but we should expect at some point this year they are just going to have to eat that contract. Link to post Share on other sites
Smokestack Joe Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 yeah that Brewers Marlins game was a wild one. Glad they overturned the Home Run on Gload. it was the right call. Weeks is having a good year thus far, we've all been waiting for this to happen since he began his career, he is the most exciting to watch on this team. Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Zimmerman at 30 now.And it's over. Nice run nonetheless. Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted May 14, 2009 Author Share Posted May 14, 2009 D-Train says he doesn't have anxiety. He claims that's the Tigers official position so they could get him some more work after ST. To put it straight: The Tigers will find any excuse to keep him off the roster for as long as possible, hoping his talent kicks in - if he still has any. They've got a lot of $$$ left on him, but we should expect at some point this year they are just going to have to eat that contract. He's not as athletic as he once was and I think that's where his trouble comes in repeating his delivery. Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 This is an odd story. Don't home plate umpires put their hands on the catcher's back all the time? ESPN article Ump regrets putting hand on Ordonez MINNEAPOLIS -- Umpire Paul Schrieber has apologized for making contact with Detroit Tigers slugger Magglio Ordonez during a confrontation Wednesday night. In the seventh inning against the Minnesota Twins, Schrieber called Ordonez out on strikes. Ordonez argued that the pitch was low. As Schrieber spoke to him, the umpire placed his hand on Ordonez's back and steered him toward the dugout. Schrieber read a brief statement before the Tigers-Twins series finale on Thursday. "In yesterday's game, after I called Magglio Ordonez out on strikes, I inadvertently placed my hand on his back and ushered him away from home plate so I did not have to eject him for arguing balls and strikes," Schrieber said. "I should not have placed my hands on him, period. For doing so, I apologize to both Magglio Ordonez and the Detroit Tigers." Ordonez said he was surprised when Schrieber put his hand on his back but added that he didn't believe Schrieber "had any bad intentions." "You're not supposed to do that," Ordonez said Thursday morning before the Tigers-Twins series finale. "If you touch [an umpire], you get suspended. I'd be home." Tigers manager Jim Leyland was ejected for going to Ordonez's defense and said that was as fired up as he's been since he took over as manager of the Tigers in 2006. Throughout a managing career that started in the minor leagues in 1971, Leyland said he has never seen an umpire make contact with a player like that. But he also made a point to say that there was no ill will toward Schrieber. "I want to defend the umpire in a sense that he did not do it with any intentional, physically really, challenge of the player or anything like that," Leyland said. "I have no problem with that umpire. I do have a problem with what he did. You can't do it. But it wasn't something that was a violent gesture. I think he was just saying, 'Hey, that's it. Get out of here.' " If a player makes contact with an umpire, that player is almost always suspended. It was not immediately clear what kind of punishment Schrieber might face for doing the same. The Associated Press left a phone message with Mike Port, Major League Baseball's vice president of umpiring, seeking comment. "I hope the umpire doesn't get suspended or something because I don't think the man did it with any malice or tried to create a problem," Leyland said. "It was just a reaction. It was a reaction he shouldn't have had, but I don't think it warrants any type of discipline, maybe other than a fine. I hope we both get fines and turn the page." Crew chief Joe West said Schrieber "shouldn't have put his hands on him, but he was trying to keep the man in the game." Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 The secret of the curveball...http://www.aip.org/isns/reports/2009/05130...alillusion.html Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Nice come-from-ahead loss again by the Tiges today. Link to post Share on other sites
The High Heat Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 This is an odd story. Don't home plate umpires put their hands on the catcher's back all the time?Yes, but that is for balance and space. This was an ump escorting a player off the field by physically leading him to the dugout in the way a parent leads a child across a street. He wasn't violent or harsh, but it was condescending; therefore the eruption by Leyland. Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Yes, but that is for balance and space. This was an ump escorting a player off the field by physically leading him to the dugout in the way a parent leads a child across a street. He wasn't violent or harsh, but it was condescending; therefore the eruption by Leyland.It's fucking ridiculous. He barely touched him. Just another example of a millionaire crybaby athlete demanding to be coddled and treated like some kind of superior being. And Leyland should back the fuck off. Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted May 15, 2009 Author Share Posted May 15, 2009 Milton Bradley was suspended because the brim of his cap may have touched an umpire. Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Milton Bradley was suspended because the brim of his cap may have touched an umpire.If you have video of both incidents, you could post them so that they can be compared, but it sounds to me like there was more to the Milton Bradley incident than his cap possibly touching an umpire as he was attempting to disengage from an argument. Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted May 15, 2009 Author Share Posted May 15, 2009 Can't post the videos from my phone, but he was arguing balls and strikes, got tossed and then there was the typical 'in the face argument' that normally wouldn't warrant a suspension, except that the hats touched. I just don't get how magglio is being a 'million dollar crybaby'. It is understood that players do not touch the umpires, so the same standards should apply. I don't think it's wrong of magglio or leyland to make that point known. Link to post Share on other sites
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