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Infield fly rule when the ball is 30 to 40 feet in the outfield??????????????

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slew
Infield fly rule when the ball is 30 to 40 feet in the outfield??????????????

I'm surprised this isn't getting more posts. This is incredibly controversial...could be the most important moment in baseball this year.

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I'm surprised this isn't getting more posts. This is incredibly controversial...could be the most important moment in baseball this year.

It was a bad call, and goes against why the rule exists. I think the extra ump, not used to being out there, just blew it... but who know? I was rooting for Atlanta, and Chipper... but it didnt work out them. They just made too many errors, playing like it was spring training instead of the playoffs... blowing double plays and simple outs.

There was a lot of odd things in the games tonight, but it was fun to watch.

How about when the Rangers had to ask the umps if it was OK for a translator to come out so the manger could communicate with the his pitcher... How do they not have that figured by now?

How crazy is it that Texas, who spend MOST of the season alone in first place, is gone, while Oakland, who spent no time alone in first place (until the last day of the season), is still alive.


Anyway... Today was a historic day for MLB... The first ever wild card playoffs.
Now... onto the real playoffs, which start tomorrow.

2012 MLB Postseason Schedule

AL Division Series
Game Matchup Day Date Time ET TV
Gm 1 NYY @ BAL Sun Oct. 7 6:00 PM TBS
Gm 2 NYY @ BAL Mon Oct. 8 8:00 PM TBS
Gm 3 BAL @ NYY Wed Oct. 10 TBD TBS
Gm 4* BAL @ NYY Thu Oct. 11 TBD TBS
Gm 5* BAL @ NYY Fri Oct. 12 TBD TBS PREDICT BAL wins in 5

AL Division Series
Game Matchup Day Date Time ET TV
Gm 1 OAK @ DET Sat Oct. 6 6:00 PM TBS
Gm 2 OAK @ DET Sun Oct. 7 12:00 PM MLBN
Gm 3 DET @ OAK Tue Oct. 9 9:00 PM TBS
Gm 4* DET @ OAK Wed Oct. 10 TBD TBS PREDICT DET wins in 4
Gm 5* DET @ OAK Thu Oct. 11 TBD TBS

NL Division Series
Game Matchup Day Date Time ET TV
Gm 1 CIN @ SF Sat Oct. 6 9:30 PM TBS
Gm 2 CIN @ SF Sun Oct. 7 9:30 PM TBS
Gm 3 SF @ CIN Tue Oct. 9 5:30 PM TBS
Gm 4* SF @ CIN Wed Oct. 10 TBD TBS PREDICT CIN wins in 4
Gm 5* SF @ CIN Thu Oct. 11 TBD TBS

NL Division Series
Game Matchup Day Date Time ET TV
Gm 1 WSH @ STL Sun Oct. 7 3:00 PM TBS
Gm 2 WSH @ STL Mon Oct. 8 4:30 PM TBS
Gm 3 STL @ WSH Wed Oct. 10 TBD TBS PREDICT WSH wins in 3
Gm 4* STL @ WSH Thu Oct. 11 TBD TBS
Gm 5* STL @ WSH Fri Oct. 12 TBD TBS



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 2012-10-06 08:20 by Max'sKansasCity.

I am surprised that Texas lost. I think that they are the best lineup in the AL but they seem to have a habot of choking, I hate that word but what else can I use??

Looks like some of the NFL replacement refs got a job with MLB. Infield fly rule with the ball in the middle of the outfield?

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FrankM
Looks like some of the NFL replacement refs got a job with MLB. Infield fly rule with the ball in the middle of the outfield?

Exactly!

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Max'sKansasCity

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FrankM
Looks like some of the NFL replacement refs got a job with MLB. Infield fly rule with the ball in the middle of the outfield?

Exactly!

If the incorrect ruling on field was called correctly (I did not see game) would've really changed the outcome? I do not know --only asking-

Sunday! Sunday ! Sunday!
Gm 2 OAK @ DET Sun Oct. 7 12:00 PM MLBN
Gm 1 WSH @ STL Sun Oct. 7 3:00 PM TBS
Gm 1 NYY @ BAL Sun Oct. 7 6:00 PM TBS
Gm 2 CIN @ SF Sun Oct. 7 9:30 PM TBS

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Max'sKansasCity

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FrankM
Looks like some of the NFL replacement refs got a job with MLB. Infield fly rule with the ball in the middle of the outfield?

Exactly!

If the incorrect ruling on field was called correctly (I did not see game) would've really changed the outcome? I do not know --only asking-

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It was a bad call, and goes against why the rule exists. I think the extra ump, not used to being out there, just blew it... but who know? I was rooting for Atlanta, and Chipper... but it didnt work out them. They just made too many errors, playing like it was spring training instead of the playoffs... blowing double plays and simple outs.

Not considering lost momentum caused by the bad call..



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 2012-10-06 22:02 by Max'sKansasCity.

ChrisFountain, there is no way to know if it would have changed the outcome of the game. It would have been bases loaded one out instead of second and third with two out (the call was so bad the runners were able to advance a base). That is an unknown question. Jason Motte (Would St.Louis have brought him in if there were only one out) could have struck out the next two batters or the guy could have hit a grandslam we'll never know. But Atlanta should have had two cracks at it instead of one.

Whatever the call does not excuse the ridiculous behavior of Braves fans throwing cans and bottles all over the field. Pathetic display!

Yeah that was horrible behavior by SOME of the fans. Some of the bottles probably never made it to the field but rather hit other fans in lower areas. What's with the bottles anyway? Every recent sporting event I've been to sells beer in plastic cups.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2012-10-06 22:54 by FrankM.

ok so i was at the braves-cards game. the infield fly call was probably bad, but it was borderline and the braves put themselves at a 6-2 disadvantage with crappy d... odd since their d was the best in baseball this year.

re the 'ridiculous behavior'... nobody got hurt, it was great fun (no i didn't throw anything but we booed the @#$%& out of the umps), and... frustrated idiots + beer = that sort of thing, every time. theory of drunk relativity, something like that.

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ok so i was at the braves-cards game. the infield fly call was probably bad, but it was borderline and the braves put themselves at a 6-2 disadvantage with crappy d... odd since their d was the best in baseball this year.

re the 'ridiculous behavior'... nobody got hurt, it was great fun (no i didn't throw anything but we booed the @#$%& out of the umps), and... frustrated idiots + beer = that sort of thing, every time. theory of drunk relativity, something like that.

YOU ROCK! What a day you must have had.
Win or lose, what a historic day... and you were part of it... RIGHT ON!

Terry Francona to coach Cleveland Indians



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2012-10-07 03:14 by Max'sKansasCity.

Someday I am going to have to see/visit where the Giants play, AT&T Park, McCovey Cove, etc, etc...

"A" marks the spot.



Cincinnati ......3
San Francisco 0

Start of the 5th inning Game 1 NLDS


Hmmmmmm???? So I am looking at the picture I posted above of the ball park,
Which I thought was a BASEBALL park... but looking at it, it sure seemed to have
the smallest right field of all time.... and watching the game right now (and
seeing the Deloren car/boat in McCovey cove) I see the right field looks normal size..
so I wonder WTF?.... so I go back to google maps and zoom in... and AH AH!!!!!

The day they took the google photo AT&T Park was set up for football... and it
looks like they took out all of the right field seat and moved in football bleachers
and I didnt even know they played football there.... so you learn something new every day...
PS- Actually now I remember football there.... at least I recall them playing a bowl game there...
FYIs>> [www.californiagoldenblogs.com] [www.nussli.us] [www.sfgate.com] [www.fbschedules.com]


Anyways.....


Cincinnati ..-..3
San Francisco 1
Start of the 9th inning Game 1 NLDS
Pretty good game, good pitching anyway.....
Did you see the Deloren car/boat in McCovey cove, how funny was that?




FINAL- CINN defeats SF 5-2 ....
after some sloppy defense by SF... and some wild pitching by CINN in the 9th
AND 2 good examples of why the infield fly rule is a good rule also in the 9th



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They are at it early today, earlier than NFL and NASCAR anyway, but not F1, who are done already.

Gm 2 OAK @ DET Sun Oct. 7 12:00 PM MLBN CH 213 DTV 4-4 in the 9th inning
Gm 1 WSH @ STL Sun Oct. 7 3:00 PM TBS
Gm 1 NYY @ BAL Sun Oct. 7 6:00 PM TBS
Gm 2 CIN @ SF ... Sun Oct. 7 9:30 PM TBS



brrrrrrrrrrrrr its chilidogs today!



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Dont have enough flatscreens? [mlb.mlb.com]




Talledega always wins!

What a disasterbacle at the end



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 2012-10-08 00:27 by Max'sKansasCity.

I fell in Love with San Fran park upon seeing it. Hitting a HR into the Ocean! How cool is that.

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I fell in Love with San Fran park upon seeing it. Hitting a HR into the Ocean! How cool is that.

THAT is pretty COOL!!

I love the whole idea/setup of the ballpark.. I gotta go see it.
Ive been to San Francisco, but not for a while....
Coldest winter I ever felt was a summer in San Franciso.

Best laid plans of MLB and TBS...
trying to have back to back to back to back games got rained on.... and now it mashed up...

6th inning in Baltimore......... tied 2-2 with New York TBS
4th inning in SF..................... CIN leads 1-0 4-0 TNT
3rd quarter in New Orleans... SD leads 24-14 NBC

Its October Madness



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 2012-10-08 05:43 by Max'sKansasCity.

THERES NO CRYING KISSING IN ON BASBEBALLs!!
[sports.yahoo.com]
Hey, there's no kissing the baseball! Not while it's in play, anyway.

Needless to say, Oakland's ballplayers were a tad unhappy with the amorous interlude that Detroit Tigers reliever Al Alburquerque had with a baseball just before recording a key out on Sunday afternoon. After inducing a comebacker from Yoenis Cespedes, the righthander pressed his lips to the ball and then threw it over to first to complete the play, violating what is no doubt an unwritten rule in the process.

The Kissing Bandit's throw, no doubt contaminated with reliever cooties, went for the third out in the top of the ninth inning and ended a two-runner scoring threat from Oakland in what was a tie game. The Tigers went on to win 5-4 in the bottom of the frame.

To hear Oakland's ballplayers tell it, Alburquerque's premature celebration added insult to injury as they head back to the Bay Area trailing the Tigers 2-0 in the ALDS. Kissing a baseball before throwing it isn't against the rules, but it probably should be.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2012-10-08 06:18 by Max'sKansasCity.

KA-BOOM!!
Theres that Yankees offense finally kicking into gear scoring 5 in the 9th inning. Yanks win 7-2



meanwhile back at the city by the bay.....
CIN leads SF 6-0 9-0 in the 8th

And thats it... CIN wins game two 9-0
Looks like SF needs those 2 pitchers.. the hippy kid
and that guy with the weird black beard. They said the
beard guy was injured... I dont know where the hippy kid is.

On to Cincinnati, with CIN leading SF, 2 games to 0, needing 1 more to sweep series





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BATTER UP!
WSH @ STL NOW

Keep up the good work, Max'sKC!

Love de baseball.

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Keep up the good work, Max'sKC!

Love de baseball.

Thanks Kurt, I was wondering if I was talking to myself,
the echo is pretty echoechoechoechoyyyy in here .

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Max'sKansasCity
KA-BOOM!!
Theres that Yankees offense finally kicking into gear scoring 5 in the 9th inning. Yanks win 7-2



meanwhile back at the city by the bay.....
CIN leads SF 6-0 9-0 in the 8th

And thats it... CIN wins game two 9-0
Looks like SF needs those 2 pitchers.. the hippy kid
and that guy with the weird black beard. They said the
beard guy was injured... I dont know where the hippy kid is.

On to Cincinnati, with CIN leading SF, 2 games to 0, needing 1 more to sweep series

Brian Wilson (the Beard Guy) has been out all season with surgery on his pitching arm. Tim Lincecum (the Hippy Kid) had a terrible season going 10-15 with the highest ERA of any starting pitcher in baseball so he is in the bullpen eating sunflower seeds.

St Louie crushed Washington this afternoon, 12-4, series now tied 1-1

New York is looking good tonight against Balitmore right now. 1-0 NY leads
And now in the 6th inning Balitmore leads the Yankees 2-1
Baltimore defeats the Yankees 3-2, series now tied 1-1



Games Tomorrow
Gm 3 SF @ CIN Tue Oct. 9 5:30 PM TBS
Gm 3 DET @ OAK Tue Oct. 9 9:00 PM TBS

Then get ready for BIG WEDNESDAY!!! maybe 4 more games, in one day!!!




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BATTER UP!!!

Do or die SF Giants... come on!!!!

Cincinnati vs SanFrancisco....10th inning.... tied 1-1...
and the Hippy kid has stopped eating sunlfower seeeds and is
warming up in the bull pen... he may come in for SF in the 10th


HOLY COW!!!!
A SURE 3RD OUT IS BOBBLED BY CIN AND SF TAKES THE LEAD!!! 2-1 in the 10th
And then..... the 3rd out is made.... CIN COMING UP TO BAT!!
And it is NOT the hippy kid pitching... it is some other guy,
If you care about the names.. then maybe you should be here typing...
Ok Ok, it is Romo pitching for SF... 1 easy out... 2nd pop fly out...
AND BAM!!!! OUT 3.... AND SF WILL PLAY TOMORROW!!! Congrats SF!!






AS GAME 2, DETROIT VS OAKLAND HAS BEGUN...
Oakland leads 1-0 in the first inning

4th inning... Oakland still leading Detroit 1-0
5th inning Oakland put another on the board and lead 2-0

Crazy man Balfour comes in to close the game for Oakland
Crazy? yup... yelling and screaming and dumping water on his head
but mainly throwing like his hair is on fire ....BAM 1 OUT!!
BAM..... oops... a 1 out hit to right field by MR TRIPLE CROWN CABRERA
Prince Fielder steps to the dish.... he could be the tying run..
BUT....instead he bloops to 2nd... and a doubleplay ends the game

Detroit leads the series 2 games to 1 and there will be a BIG WEDNESDAY


Term of the night "Balfour Rage"



Edited 10 time(s). Last edit at 2012-10-10 06:59 by Max'sKansasCity.