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Re: Talkin' Baseball
Zarak #300961 04/08/10 09:01 PM
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Yeah! Jays take the the first 3 game series 2-1. Can you say Vernon Wells player of the month. Wow! .


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BlueJays1 #301084 04/09/10 04:50 PM
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Umpire Joe West is my new favorite fat guy, having justifiably called out the Yankees and Red Sox for slow play, calling them "a disgrace to baseball".

Seriously, why do batters have to get out of the box and tug at both gloves after EVERY PITCH? Baseball games were 2 hours when I was growing up, not 3 hours. And there is just no excuse for a 4-hour, 9-inning game.

Just another reason to loathe the other AL East teams.

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tomtuttle #301085 04/09/10 04:55 PM
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Hey you kids...get off my infield! \:\)

It's Joyce's pet peeve.... those little "routines" they have every time they step up to the plate.

I don't watch baseball enough to let it bother me.


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MarkSJohnson #301090 04/09/10 05:05 PM
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tomtuttle #301092 04/09/10 05:11 PM
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Re: Talkin' Baseball
tomtuttle #301093 04/09/10 05:12 PM
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I heard about this on ESPN radio yesterday. I'll hedge my comments by saying that I, too, am annoyed by the OCD rituals that batters seems to do, and I don't watch much live baseball for this reason.

However, my respect for Mariano Rivera went up when he shot back at West that maybe if West didn't want to be at the ball park so long that (1) maybe he should find another job and (2) maybe he should call a strike zone that's bigger than a loaf of bread.

Granted, getting the ump angry may come back to bite him later, but I enjoy playing Devil's advocate (looks over shoulder for Adrian, who is undoubtedly prepping a pun about the Al Pacino movie), and West never looks like he's happy to be working a game. YMMV.


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pmbuko #301094 04/09/10 05:14 PM
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West's comments were highly inappropriate. Players and coaches get fined for criticizing the umpires. Should work both ways.

More importantly--the Nats will not go winless in 2010!

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RayLewis #301097 04/09/10 05:26 PM
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I totally agree that West's comments were inappropriate and worthy of discipline.


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RayLewis #301098 04/09/10 05:26 PM
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I could care less if the game is 2 hours or 4 hours as long at is entertaining. With the Socks and Yanks it usually is. Just do your job Mr. West and shut your mouth.

How can the umps be critical of teams and try to enforce rules that don't exist? I agree with the previous poster in that the ump should face the same penalties as players do in similar circumstances such as these. If the league feels games are dragging on to long well then do something actually about it instead of having a ump embarass 2 of the most important teams to the profitability and popularity of the game.


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