tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post7758578315764219181..comments2024-03-28T10:50:33.234-07:00Comments on Nationals Baseball: About last nightHarperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07738813756060133236noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-71704664264327244932012-10-06T22:13:03.333-07:002012-10-06T22:13:03.333-07:00Blown call.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the ...Blown call.<br /><br />Correct me if I'm wrong, but the majority of rules like this are to protect the 'spirt of the game'. Infield fly rule, bunting with two strikes, balks, etc. Some are to protect the offense(IF, and balks) and some to protect the defense (two strike bunting). <br /><br />So, regardless of whether it was the technically correct call (based on ordinary verses extra-ordinary effort), how does a late hand up by an umpire who suddenly realizes he is in the game 'protect' the offense? <br /><br />To me, if it is an ordinary call the hand goes up before the ball reaches apogee not when the IF gets under the ball, which could be a full two seconds after the ball has begun it's downward angle. <br /><br />In this case, with a ball hit this high if the ump calls IFR immediately and sees the SS that far out in LF, at least the guy on second can make a judgement if he can make it to third (unlike a normal popup where an intentionally dropped ball screws the baserunner), thereby the offense is protected from an intentional drop = DP. Conversely, since the ump waited so long to put his hand up, the baserunner has no advantage or option to take a chance. It is Win-Win for the defense IMO. What am I missing here?<br /><br />But the real blown call, was the results of the huddle afterward. I think the umps knew they blew it, and the Braves fans didn't help by acting like idiots. To me that was the tipping point. Do you reward bad behavior by admitting your were wrong? And you know the league and collective bargaining would never allow it. <br /><br />Blown call x 2.Froggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05425616684415704428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-84766149513413153602012-10-06T21:21:38.590-07:002012-10-06T21:21:38.590-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Froggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05425616684415704428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-63043504373398528862012-10-06T16:29:44.163-07:002012-10-06T16:29:44.163-07:00It was the correct call. I would be upset if I was...It was the correct call. I would be upset if I was a Braves fan but it would be nothing but bias stoking that frustration. As an SS I would expect the IFR call to be made 9 times out of 10 there especially once I started drifting toward the ball.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-4040933129801938112012-10-06T15:46:39.265-07:002012-10-06T15:46:39.265-07:00My initial reaction was that it was an awful call,...My initial reaction was that it was an awful call, but then I watched this video analysis of it. I've since downgraded my opinion to it being a merely bad call.<br /><br />http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/harold-reynolds-had-good-explanation-why-infield-fly-154426000--mlb.html Donaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12295227567170577873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-51658899853282471932012-10-06T14:27:10.988-07:002012-10-06T14:27:10.988-07:00Hundreds of times? Hundreds? If you want to say so...Hundreds of times? Hundreds? If you want to say sometimes that happens and it's called ok fine. But hundreds? Don't buy that. <br /><br />Also to say "correct by the rule book so it's right" is like asking the gov't to prosecute everyone going 1 mile over the spped limit. It's the law by the book, but it misses the point. Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738813756060133236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-40353918299434268072012-10-06T13:05:09.642-07:002012-10-06T13:05:09.642-07:00It was the correct call. End of story. Going by ...It was the correct call. End of story. Going by the rule book, it was the correct call. It gets called an infield fly hundreds of times during the year, we just don't see it and the SS catches it.<br /><br />Good call by the umpire.K.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15464333958925858627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-70047579007880624852012-10-06T11:33:01.608-07:002012-10-06T11:33:01.608-07:00Helpful analysis.
All I can add is that the pl...Helpful analysis. <br /><br />All I can add is that the play confirms to me that it is unwise to add the extra umpires in the playoffs. Adding two outfield umpires is unnecessary and a recipe for problems because the two outfield umpires are not in position that they have umpired from all year long. As this play indicates, the game looks different from outfield, and the umpires -- no matter how good they are -- have virtually no experience at getting into position and making calls from the outfield. <br /><br />Moreover, I don't see much in the way of value that the two additional umpires add in terms of ruling on foul balls in the outfield or home runs. Home runs will be subject to replay, and its strikes me that the umpires at first and third will likely have a better angle for foul ball calls. Maybe they will be in a better position to rule on whether a diving catch of an outfield fly ball is actually a catch or a trap, but even that is hardly certain.timeless46https://www.blogger.com/profile/07988185412829314884noreply@blogger.com