destrOying a game
when wayward O goes on team blogs today and reads fans saying team shouldn't be mad about last night's umpiring because they're not scoring enough runs, he simply can't believe his eyes.
are fans suggesting team should win 8-0 every night? for the love of god that's not baseball! baseball is supposed to be taut. and the sport is set up to allow teams to come through in clutch. which is exactly what aub. did last night. and his performance was swept away by a capricious umpire.
and many orioles fans blithely discount it --- because team didn't already have a bunch of runs?
disgusting. what kind of fans are these, anyway?
the only last question remaining about last night's disgusting display of umpiring in tampa bay is: was it done purposefully? and the evidence leads wayward O to a disturbing conclusion: yes, it very possibly was. look especially at image no. 3 and you'll see why.
1. Aubrey comes up big. You can see
the ball in fair territory. It's the white
smudge to right of first baseman.
2. Another look. Ball clearly,
and I mean CLEARLY fair.
3. Umpire Ed Hickox looking directly at
fair ball, signalling foul. John Shelby
giving Aubrey the sign to run.
4. Aubrey can't believe the call.
AND WHY SHOULD HE?
5. TrembO and Aubrey argue their case.
6. The guilty party stands alone.
Here's the video, too.
All that said, Wayward O still isn't a fan of replay. What's going to happen? Aubrey is going to keep running, Tampa Defenders aren't going to play the ball. Aubrey is going to run all the way to home plate? And the game is going to be delayed a half hour and melt down into a giant mess.
No. Wayward O wants some umpires who know their jobs and aren't blind and stupid.
are fans suggesting team should win 8-0 every night? for the love of god that's not baseball! baseball is supposed to be taut. and the sport is set up to allow teams to come through in clutch. which is exactly what aub. did last night. and his performance was swept away by a capricious umpire.
and many orioles fans blithely discount it --- because team didn't already have a bunch of runs?
disgusting. what kind of fans are these, anyway?
the only last question remaining about last night's disgusting display of umpiring in tampa bay is: was it done purposefully? and the evidence leads wayward O to a disturbing conclusion: yes, it very possibly was. look especially at image no. 3 and you'll see why.
1. Aubrey comes up big. You can see
the ball in fair territory. It's the white
smudge to right of first baseman.
2. Another look. Ball clearly,
and I mean CLEARLY fair.
3. Umpire Ed Hickox looking directly at
fair ball, signalling foul. John Shelby
giving Aubrey the sign to run.
4. Aubrey can't believe the call.
AND WHY SHOULD HE?
5. TrembO and Aubrey argue their case.
6. The guilty party stands alone.
Here's the video, too.
All that said, Wayward O still isn't a fan of replay. What's going to happen? Aubrey is going to keep running, Tampa Defenders aren't going to play the ball. Aubrey is going to run all the way to home plate? And the game is going to be delayed a half hour and melt down into a giant mess.
No. Wayward O wants some umpires who know their jobs and aren't blind and stupid.
Labels: aubrey
posted by the wayward o at
8:10 AM
4 Comments:
I agree that it was a bad call, but none of those photos, nor the video, are of much use in determining whether the ball was fair or foul when it crossed first base. The viewing angle just does not permit it. The closest that you can do to "proving" it would be to note where the ball hit in fair territory, then where it hit in foul territory, then note that it is virtually impossible for the ball to have NOT passed first in fair territory.
smoke some more crack.
The difference between a team that has destiny on it's side and a flash in the pan is the way calls just like that one go. The game is one of momentum and direction. Win 12-2 then get blown up 8-0 then lose a couple close ones, it's a downward trend. It's just the game. Then it's accented with a play like that one and the team reacts. The true sign of a team that has turned a corner will be if they can shuck off all the crap and get back to the business of winning. If these are truly the new era O's they will come back and had the Rays their asses.....
-brO
Or maybe they'll just go out and lose 11-4. Trachsel is done.
-brO
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