In the damn World Series. Good grief

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I think they were directing that chant at the President

 

[Neutron Monster]

Imagine having a job where you could do that on national TV and get away with it.

 

[3Rfan]

Imagine having a job where you could do that on national TV and get away with it.

Replay officials get away with it all time, how can you fix that? How do they decide when a defender is 'holding the tag' on the runner and when the defender is pushing his arm or leg off the base? I've seen a few when the defender was no doubt pushing on the baserunner's arm on an attempted stolen base. Why don't they have to explain why they called it the way they did like they do in football?

 

[Neutron Monster]

Replay officials get away with it all time, how can you fix that? How do they decide when a defender is 'holding the tag' on the runner and when the defender is pushing his arm or leg off the base? I've seen a few when the defender was no doubt pushing on the baserunner's arm on an attempted stolen base. Why don't they have to explain why they called it the way they did like they do in football?

I don't think replay officials intentionally blow calls. We have seen many times over the years where umps intentionally blow calls to get back at players and managers

 

[3Rfan]

I don't think replay officials intentionally blow calls. We have seen many times over the years where umps intentionally blow calls to get back at players and managers

I didn't say they do but when they have all the different angles and still screw it up when we and announcers could see the right call after one or two looks. Some of them were real head scratchers. That is why they should to have to explain their call. Was it what they saw that made it right or wrong or was it inconclusive so the call stands like they do in football?

 

[3Rfan]

I didn't say they do but when they have all the different angles and still screw it up when we and announcers could see the right call after one or two looks. Some of them were real head scratchers. That is why they should to have to explain their call. Was it what they saw that made it right or wrong or was it inconclusive so the call stands like they do in football?

Replay rears it's ugly head in the WS! What the heck is a runner supposed to do? He was running to 1st, the pitcher threw the ball right into his path to the base and the HP ump called interference when he hit the 1st baseman's glove on his last step to the base? It took about 5 minutes for the replay guy but he upheld the call. Should have been runners on 2nd and 3rd with 1out because the ball got away, instead the baserunner had to go all the way back to 1st and the batter was out. Rendon may have saved the day with a HR with 2 outs to give the Nat s a3 run lead.

 

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Replay rears it's ugly head in the WS! What the heck is a runner supposed to do? He was running to 1st, the pitcher threw the ball right into his path to the base and the HP ump called interference when he hit the 1st baseman's glove on his last step to the base? It took about 5 minutes for the replay guy but he upheld the call. Should have been runners on 2nd and 3rd with 1out because the ball got away, instead the baserunner had to go all the way back to 1st and the batter was out. Rendon may have saved the day with a HR with 2 outs to give the Nat s a3 run lead.

That play wasn’t reviewable.

 

[oldroundballer]

Replay rears it's ugly head in the WS! What the heck is a runner supposed to do? He was running to 1st, the pitcher threw the ball right into his path to the base and the HP ump called interference when he hit the 1st baseman's glove on his last step to the base? It took about 5 minutes for the replay guy but he upheld the call. Should have been runners on 2nd and 3rd with 1out because the ball got away, instead the baserunner had to go all the way back to 1st and the batter was out. Rendon may have saved the day with a HR with 2 outs to give the Nat s a3 run lead.

I thought the runner was supposed to be in the running lane. He clearly wasn't.

 

[Duck_walk]

That’s a terrible rule. If the ball was dribbled barely in front of the plate, then I think the rule should be applied due to the angle of the throw to the base. But that ball was 12 feet in front of the plate. The runners path had zero impact on that throw. In fact, it hit his right leg which was literally between the lines as appropriate. Rules that don’t allow for common sense are bad rules.

 

[Neutron Monster]

That’s a terrible rule. If the ball was dribbled barely in front of the plate, then I think the rule should be applied due to the angle of the throw to the base. But that ball was 12 feet in front of the plate. The runners path had zero impact on that throw. In fact, it hit his right leg which was literally between the lines as appropriate. Rules that don’t allow for common sense are bad rules.

I'm with you

 

[3Rfan]

I thought the runner was supposed to be in the running lane. He clearly wasn't.

He didn't bunt and the catcher wasn't throwing the ball. The throw came from between the mound and 1st base. The ball did NOT hit the runner, the runner hit the glove of the 1st baseman because the throw took his glove into the baseline. The runner was on his last step to 1st base, where was he supposed to go? Last time I looked they don't have an orange safety base like high school softball. If that play happened at any other base that call would never have been made, runner between 1st and 2nd doesn't have to get out of the way, many times they TRY to get in the way of a throw.

 

[oldroundballer]

He didn't bunt and the catcher wasn't throwing the ball. The throw came from between the mound and 1st base. The ball did NOT hit the runner, the runner hit the glove of the 1st baseman because the throw took his glove into the baseline. The runner was on his last step to 1st base, where was he supposed to go? Last time I looked they don't have an orange safety base like high school softball. If that play happened at any other base that call would never have been made, runner between 1st and 2nd doesn't have to get out of the way, many times they TRY to get in the way of a throw.

OK.

 

[3Rfan]

That’s a terrible rule. If the ball was dribbled barely in front of the plate, then I think the rule should be applied due to the angle of the throw to the base. But that ball was 12 feet in front of the plate. The runners path had zero impact on that throw. In fact, it hit his right leg which was literally between the lines as appropriate. Rules that don’t allow for common sense are bad rules.

Even if you are required to run in the running lane you still have to get to the base. This guy was on his last step to touch the base and the throw took the glove into him, not him into the glove. He has to be able to step on 1st base. I'd like to know what rule they can cite that says in that situation he did anything that he shouldn't have done.
I have never understood the running lane rule anyway. That is the ONLY base where the runner has to get out of the way of a thrown ball. Runners do have to avoid contact with a fielder on a batted ball when he has the opportunity to field the ball, but NOT a ball thrown from anywhere on the field except 1st base if the catcher is making the throw, why is that?

 

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Even if you are required to run in the running lane you still have to get to the base. This guy was on his last step to touch the base and the throw took the glove into him, not him into the glove. He has to be able to step on 1st base. I'd like to know what rule they can cite that says in that situation he did anything that he shouldn't have done.
I have never understood the running lane rule anyway. That is the ONLY base where the runner has to get out of the way of a thrown ball. Runners do have to avoid contact with a fielder on a batted ball when he has the opportunity to field the ball, but NOT a ball thrown from anywhere on the field except 1st base if the catcher is making the throw, why is that?

good point. A rule update needs to happen.