9/2 Cubs (Mountain) vs. Astros (Comedian) 1:20 WGN

[Soul]

it's so satisfying beating bad umpiring, as well as the opposition.

 

not sure if it has been mentioned elsewhere on the board today, but today is the anniversary of when the umpires took the second game of the DH away from the Cubs on that call down the third base line, the first game being won on a Sosa dinger.

 

much like I applauded Alf belly bumping the ump, I liked Aram's arguing the bad strikezone, even though it made winning the game less likely. I haven't watched alot for the past month, but ever since the Phillies and Mets series it seems the Cubs have been getting hosed fairly regularly by the umps when I have been able to watch. while there is always the danger of the "Moises Alou double secret probation," I am of the opinion that umps will continue to hose a team until that team stands up for itself.

 

despite the Cubs losing that game back in 2003, they were in a funk of bad umping at the time, and although the umping in Puerto Rico a few days later was horrendous as well, that game seemed to be the swan song of the bad umping, and it propelled them on a little winning streak that sent them hurtling toward the division championship. hopefully Aram's outburst and Lee's blast today will do the same, just like Sept 2, 2003 did for that Cubs team.

 

I tend to agree with you, jigs.

 

Sadly, it seems that the umps become ego-maniacal in their own right, and they "test" teams to see which ones will respond and which ones won't. One of the things I had hoped Lou would do was to stand up to some of these guys. And he hasn't, for the most part. That's sad. We all watch a lot of baseball -- just seems to me that the umps do this, and I was also glad to see ARam finally say something about it.

[CubmanPi]

it's so satisfying beating bad umpiring, as well as the opposition.

 

not sure if it has been mentioned elsewhere on the board today, but today is the anniversary of when the umpires took the second game of the DH away from the Cubs on that call down the third base line, the first game being won on a Sosa dinger.

 

much like I applauded Alf belly bumping the ump, I liked Aram's arguing the bad strikezone, even though it made winning the game less likely. I haven't watched alot for the past month, but ever since the Phillies and Mets series it seems the Cubs have been getting hosed fairly regularly by the umps when I have been able to watch. while there is always the danger of the "Moises Alou double secret probation," I am of the opinion that umps will continue to hose a team until that team stands up for itself.

 

despite the Cubs losing that game back in 2003, they were in a funk of bad umping at the time, and although the umping in Puerto Rico a few days later was horrendous as well, that game seemed to be the swan song of the bad umping, and it propelled them on a little winning streak that sent them hurtling toward the division championship. hopefully Aram's outburst and Lee's blast today will do the same, just like Sept 2, 2003 did for that Cubs team.

 

I tend to agree with you, jigs.

 

Sadly, it seems that the umps become ego-maniacal in their own right, and they "test" teams to see which ones will respond and which ones won't. One of the things I had hoped Lou would do was to stand up to some of these guys. And he hasn't, for the most part. That's sad. We all watch a lot of baseball -- just seems to me that the umps do this, and I was also glad to see ARam finally say something about it.

 

When the Cubs have gone through their unsuccessful stretches this season, umpiring is usually dead last on the list of legitimate scapegoats. I'm glad they haven't been saying anything more often - they realize their biggest problems are internal.

[IowaCubsFan]

Ok Lee. Let's do something important today.

 

Well, I sure think he did!

 

LOL. He sure did.