Thursday's ALCS Open Thread

by Kyle Lobner on Oct 22, 2009 6:45 PM CDT in Game Threads Comment 10 comments

Another place to talk about terrible umpiring.

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Terrible umpiring leads to switch in World Series crew

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They want to get more experienced umps in the Series. Why?

Umpiring mistakes caused anxious moments for MLB in the first two rounds: Phil Cuzzi’s foul call on a drive by Joe Mauer that was fair by a foot, Jerry Meals’ error on a ball that bounced off Chase Utley’s leg, Dale Scott’s miss on a pickoff and Tim McClelland’s call on a tag play, among others.

Oh. All four of the umpires mentioned in that paragraph have been major league umpires for at least ten years. Something tells me lack of experience isn’t the problem.

Sign Corky Miller

by TheJay on Oct 22, 2009 7:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

after looking at this entire playoff run...

…I’m surprised the Angels made it as far as they did with the pitching that they have. Lackey has been a total stud, but the rest of them…? Also, so glad the Brewers didn’t make any moves in regards to Fuentes. XD

by morineko on Oct 22, 2009 8:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I think you mean FUentes

E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).

by Jordan M on Oct 22, 2009 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes, yes, I did

by morineko on Oct 22, 2009 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I correct total strangers on this.

Fuentes?

Oh, you mean FUentes. Gotcha.

Be cool, and relax. Take a breath, take ten paces back.

The coolest motherfunker on the planet.

by Dikembe Meiztombo on Oct 22, 2009 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

In the street

Did you capitalize that second letter there?

E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).

by Jordan M on Oct 22, 2009 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh, most definitely

Be cool, and relax. Take a breath, take ten paces back.

The coolest motherfunker on the planet.

by Dikembe Meiztombo on Oct 22, 2009 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Doug Melvin Appreciation Night

Via Keith Law:

Eddie (Milwaukee): What was Steve Phillips thinking? Almost trading a 19 year old David Wright for Jose Cruz Jr.? Ridiculous.

Klaw (1:42 PM): I’ve been asked about that trade rumor for three years but never answered while Ricciardi was still GM. The offer was made, though; I was there when the call came in. It was the first time I’d heard of Wright, since I wasn’t with Toronto in 2001 nor had I followed the draft when Wright was in it. JP’s reaction was, “I’m not trading a major league player for some guy in the Sally League.” And that was pretty much that. We had a chance to trade Cruz after that for Rafael Soriano, but JP refused to do it unless Seattle included Clint Nageotte, who, at the time, was a pretty hot prospect. It’s weird; I can’t remember some things that happened last week but I remember those conversations (over seven years ago now) like they just took place.

Ryan Braun: He loves it.

by SRB on Oct 22, 2009 10:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs