7/29 Cubs (Z!) @ Reds (Belisle) 12:15 pm CT, WGN

[radarluv1]

urgh Zambrano not running costs us a run.

???

thats the ump's discretion. if there not even watching the ball, why would they be watching carlos?

[rynefan]

Do fans get automatically ejected for interfering?

[inari]

Solid play by Rammy.

[E.J.]

Nice play by Aram. Nice quick inning for Z. I like it.

[Yeti]

urgh Zambrano not running costs us a run.

???

 

If he's running hard, he could have been awarded home.

ground rule double, he can only advance 2 bases

[TysonCBulls423]

Hosed. Play under protest.

 

 

YOU'RE GOSH DARN RIGHT WE'LL PLAY UNDER PROTEST! THAT'S BS!

 

Dad gummitt!

 

MIGHT AS WELL STOP HITTING HOMERS WE WON'T GET EM CALLED ANYWAY!

 

lol nice one Tomy.

[Keener98]

nice play by Aram. He does that barehanded pickup and throw as good as anybody

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Ramirez is a stallion.

[Keener98]

urgh Zambrano not running costs us a run.

???

 

If he's running hard, he could have been awarded home.

ground rule double, he can only advance 2 bases

 

no its the umps discretion

[rynefan]

Time to put about 10 on the board and make it a non-issue.

[illiniguy]

Do fans get automatically ejected for interfering?

That's what they always announce before the games. In NY Jeter even asks fans not to on the scoreboard before they announce it.

[frostwyrm]

Just turned on gameday. I see Murton will sit long enough to cool off the hot streak he was on Iowa. Better to trade him now than keep setting him up to fail.

[TysonCBulls423]

urgh Zambrano not running costs us a run.

???

 

If he's running hard, he could have been awarded home.

ground rule double, he can only advance 2 bases

 

I thought if he's past second when it's ruled a Ground Rule Double, the umpires could award the runner home.

[Yeti]

urgh Zambrano not running costs us a run.

???

 

If he's running hard, he could have been awarded home.

ground rule double, he can only advance 2 bases

 

no its the umps discretion

and you think these umps would award Z home?

[rynefan]

Yeah, that's what I thought. They should stick to that and maybe so many morons wouldn't put their hand in the field of play

[inari]

urgh Zambrano not running costs us a run.

???

 

If he's running hard, he could have been awarded home.

ground rule double, he can only advance 2 bases

 

Not true.

[VanceJergins]

Whats the rule for playing games under protest?

[Keener98]

urgh Zambrano not running costs us a run.

???

 

If he's running hard, he could have been awarded home.

ground rule double, he can only advance 2 bases

 

no its the umps discretion

and you think these umps would award Z home?

 

its still the umps discretion. you were acting like its not even an option

[inari]

Looks like the offense is disheartened and will stop hitting.

[cubfan1955]

Soriano has lost two RBI's in the last two games thanks to pitchers loafing on the bases.

[E.J.]

Looks like the offense is disheartened and will stop hitting.

 

what was that? :D

[CubColtPacer]

Whats the rule for playing games under protest?

 

You have to file a protest that the umps violated a certain rule and you have to state what that rule was. The Soriano play was a subjective call, so the umps didn't violate any rules.

[TysonCBulls423]

I wonder what the Reds announcers are saying about GAB's attendance these past couple of games :lol:

[illiniguy]

I wonder what the Reds announcers are saying about GAB's attendance these past couple of games :lol:

Last night they called us fair weather fans.

[Electron Blue]

Whats the rule for playing games under protest?

 

You have to file a protest that the umps violated a certain rule and you have to state what that rule was. The Soriano play was a subjective call, so the umps didn't violate any rules.

 

but nonetheless, how does it work?