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Old 06-02-2010, 08:43 PM
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If they add instant replay then they definitely need to put the pitchers on the clock.
They need to put pitchers on the clock regardless or make batters stay in the box. Or both.
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Old 06-02-2010, 09:30 PM
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They need to put pitchers on the clock regardless or make batters stay in the box. Or both.
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Old 06-02-2010, 09:50 PM
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That is an abolute crime. If I were the ump, I would arrange for a police escort and the first flight out Detroit.
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Old 06-02-2010, 09:50 PM
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Yes, this game will deserve an asterisk. Absolutely horrendous call...

* First base umpire, dumb phuk -- pitcher threw perfect game, umpire blew call.

Is it unreal that two official (three unofficial) perfect games have been pitched in barely one month. Amazing!
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Old 06-02-2010, 10:04 PM
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Not sure if this video or the toddler smoking is worse...it's a toss up.
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Old 06-02-2010, 10:10 PM
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WTF was that? First time I've seen it... he was out by a full step!!! What a joke!
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Old 06-03-2010, 06:08 AM
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They miss these damn calls at 1st the most. Have no idea why, but they do this a lot.
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Old 06-03-2010, 06:31 AM
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They miss these damn calls at 1st the most. Have no idea why, but they do this a lot.
I think crowd noise is a factor. It's nearly impossible to focus your eyes on the foot hitting the bag and the ball entering the glove at the same time. The umps tend to listen for the pop into the glove, the foot hitting the bag or both. With a pending perfect game, I'm sure even that small crowd was making some noise during the play last night. Without his listening crutch, the ump flat out blew it. Props to the ump for standing up and admitting his mistake. A few other umpires in the league could learn from his honesty and humility.

Baseball already allows instant replays for home runs, how difficult would it be to expand that to bang bang plays on the basepaths?

Here's hoping Bud Selig does not succumb to the pressure to change last night's call. The bad calls have been part of the game from it's inception. If you change one play, you have to go back and change the rest. The can of worms he'd open up would be immense. Just fix it moving forward and let last night be.
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