2009 MLB Playoffs
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Agree 100%. I've been calling for replay in baseball for a while now. Isn't the idea to get the call right? If I already invest 3 hours into a game, what's another 10 minutes to get the call right? Wake up baseball, this is 2009!!! You're losing your credibility by NOT moving forward for the good of the game.
I like CC sabathia, this guy seems like a class act. And, he pitches pretty good too.
He sure is and I miss him dearly. Great to see the hefty lefty having success in pinstripes!
Um, you're not the only one to predict a Yankee/Phillie World Series. I called it before the playoffs even started.
The one problem I have with the use of instant replays is that it has appeared to actually degrade the quality of the on-field officating. In the NFL and NCAA most of these officials seem to be going through the motions knowing the replay will correct any bad calls they make. That's what makes this rash of recent bad MLB calls even more alarming: They don't have replays to fix them!!!
Then give each team 2 challenges. Each manager can chose when to throw the red flag out during the game. The officials won't know when/if they're coming, so they'll have to stay sharp throughout the game.
And to your point of "degrading the quality of the on-field officiating", I'd be amazed if the officiating could get much worse than it already is. Especially from that bafoon at 3rd Base.
There certainly could be some crying in the dugout soon, but it may not be by Jeter...
Sandra
Um, you're not the only one to predict a Yankee/Phillie World Series. I called it before the playoffs even started.
Same here......................I had Yankees over Phillies in 5.
But I wanted Angels-Phillies, because I thought it would be a very competitive series.
I'm for a system something like that, but again what I'm seeing is officials using it as a crutch, knowing if they screw up a call it will get fixed.
What's really alarming is except for McClelland's call of Swisher leaving 3rd base early, the umpires have been in the right position to make the call.
There certainly could be some crying in the dugout soon, but it may not be by Jeter...
Sandra
Oh SNAP!!!
Virtual high-five Sandra!
:up
In case you're wondering why you haven't seen Steve Phillips recently on ESPN's postseason coverage:
EXCLUSIVE: ESPN's Steve Phillips in foul affair with production assisant
EXCLUSIVE: ESPN's Steve Phillips in foul affair with production assisant
Comments on a bizarre game...
1. Just amazing what CC did on three days rest. Amazing. I know last year he did not pitch well in the playoffs for Milwaukee, or the prior year for Cleveland, but this year he's doing well. Funny how some guys crumble under the pressure of New York, and some feed off it and rise to the challenge.
2. After the game Buck and McCarver said this puts Monday night's Girardi bullpen fiasco in the rear view mirror. That is so not true! This series could easily be over now, but it's not, thanks to Girardi. It's easy to manage when your team scores 10 runs. Not so easy when you have to make good decisions.
3. What the heck is Posada doing going back for a tag up on Cano's gapper that Hunter decoyed him on? If Hunter catches that ball there is no way Posada can make it to third. He should have been halfway, he would have had plenty of time to get back to second if Hunter had made the catch.
4. You have got to be kidding me with the umpiring. The ump is right on top of the play at second, how could he possibly have missed the Swisher pickoff? He was in perfect position and was actually looking at the base, unlike...
5. That ump at third. Scary. I was giving him the benefit of the doubt on the Swisher tag up, especially when Swisher should have been out at second anyway. Then they show the replay and he's not even looking at the base??? Huh???
6. Then Posada gets in a rundown between third and home. OK, bad luck, just make sure you get Cano to third. So Posada runs all the way back to third??? What??? Leading to...
7. The two tag outs at third. Are you kidding me? Are you kidding me ump? Seriously? Could not have been clearer both were out. Just a stunning call. Would love to hear his explanation. I agree with whoever said he should not be allowed to ump in this series anymore. How could you possibly get that wrong? Was he looking toward center field again?
8. If, 30 years from now when the entire baseball generation has changed, and the superstars are kids who are right now in their diapers or not even born yet, someone looks back at and watches those half innings, they'll think all baseball players and umps back then were mentally challenged.
9. Later it's Posada again...where is his head at? He thinks it's the third out? If anyone is supposed to know the situation, isn't it the catcher??? Just bizarre.
10. I still say this series is far from over. If anyone can blow this, it's the Yankees. Up until late in the game they did everything they could to keep the Angels in a game dominated by the Yankees. And if Girardi gets another chance to make a bullpen mistake, he will.
11. Bobby Abreu at the moment looks the opposite of Alex Rodriguez. You can tell by his face he has no confidence at all right now. One big hit can change that, though. We are used to seeing Abreu come through.
12. Huge difference watching a game from Philadelphia and a game from Anaheim. Huge.
13. Time for Hideki Matsui to join the party. Jeez, he looks as bad as Abreu. He's gumming up the middle of the lineup.
14. Adding to the theatre of the bizarre was the throw by Abreu on A-Rod tagging up from second. Goodness, he missed third base by ten yards.
15. I'm a little surprised the Angels starting pitching has been rather ordinary.
16. I won't be convinced this is Opposite Year until the final out is recorded in the final game. Until then, it's still Yankees/Angels, and one team has always come out on top in this matchup. I'm still waiting for that to happen. They are the champs of this series until dethroned.
Sandra
1. Just amazing what CC did on three days rest. Amazing. I know last year he did not pitch well in the playoffs for Milwaukee, or the prior year for Cleveland, but this year he's doing well. Funny how some guys crumble under the pressure of New York, and some feed off it and rise to the challenge.
2. After the game Buck and McCarver said this puts Monday night's Girardi bullpen fiasco in the rear view mirror. That is so not true! This series could easily be over now, but it's not, thanks to Girardi. It's easy to manage when your team scores 10 runs. Not so easy when you have to make good decisions.
3. What the heck is Posada doing going back for a tag up on Cano's gapper that Hunter decoyed him on? If Hunter catches that ball there is no way Posada can make it to third. He should have been halfway, he would have had plenty of time to get back to second if Hunter had made the catch.
4. You have got to be kidding me with the umpiring. The ump is right on top of the play at second, how could he possibly have missed the Swisher pickoff? He was in perfect position and was actually looking at the base, unlike...
5. That ump at third. Scary. I was giving him the benefit of the doubt on the Swisher tag up, especially when Swisher should have been out at second anyway. Then they show the replay and he's not even looking at the base??? Huh???
6. Then Posada gets in a rundown between third and home. OK, bad luck, just make sure you get Cano to third. So Posada runs all the way back to third??? What??? Leading to...
7. The two tag outs at third. Are you kidding me? Are you kidding me ump? Seriously? Could not have been clearer both were out. Just a stunning call. Would love to hear his explanation. I agree with whoever said he should not be allowed to ump in this series anymore. How could you possibly get that wrong? Was he looking toward center field again?
8. If, 30 years from now when the entire baseball generation has changed, and the superstars are kids who are right now in their diapers or not even born yet, someone looks back at and watches those half innings, they'll think all baseball players and umps back then were mentally challenged.
9. Later it's Posada again...where is his head at? He thinks it's the third out? If anyone is supposed to know the situation, isn't it the catcher??? Just bizarre.
10. I still say this series is far from over. If anyone can blow this, it's the Yankees. Up until late in the game they did everything they could to keep the Angels in a game dominated by the Yankees. And if Girardi gets another chance to make a bullpen mistake, he will.
11. Bobby Abreu at the moment looks the opposite of Alex Rodriguez. You can tell by his face he has no confidence at all right now. One big hit can change that, though. We are used to seeing Abreu come through.
12. Huge difference watching a game from Philadelphia and a game from Anaheim. Huge.
13. Time for Hideki Matsui to join the party. Jeez, he looks as bad as Abreu. He's gumming up the middle of the lineup.
14. Adding to the theatre of the bizarre was the throw by Abreu on A-Rod tagging up from second. Goodness, he missed third base by ten yards.
15. I'm a little surprised the Angels starting pitching has been rather ordinary.
16. I won't be convinced this is Opposite Year until the final out is recorded in the final game. Until then, it's still Yankees/Angels, and one team has always come out on top in this matchup. I'm still waiting for that to happen. They are the champs of this series until dethroned.
Sandra
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It doesn't mention in the article, but Bowa was also third base coach for Torre with the Yankees.
Sandra
Did anyone read the letter that Phillips' mistress wrote to his wife?
Classy woman that babblin' Brooke!
Oh, and Steve, you're a sleazeball!!!
Did anyone read the letter that Phillips' mistress wrote to his wife?
Classy woman that babblin' Brooke!
Oh, and Steve, you're a sleazeball!!!
I also heard on the radio that the misstress called out Phillips' kids on Facebook and asked them "if they knew their daddy was cheating on his mommy".
