7/12 Game 2 Cardinals (Wainwright) @ Cubs (Wells) 7:05 ESPN

[Cynosure]

Shut the hell up Joe, he accomplished what he tried to do... cheat.

[Tryptamine]

Morgan is seriously pissing me off by pretending like he didn't put his hand up on prupose. Who sticks their arm straight up when they slide?

[TruffleShuffle]

HE [expletive] BLOCKED THE BALL ON PURPOSE... WHAT THE [expletive]?!?!?!?

 

yes i'm sure a righthanded pitcher intentionally put his hand up to block a hard throw from the shortstop to first baseman.

 

Baseball players are not renowned for their intelligence and common sense.

 

i suspect he just slides like an idiot and is trying to distract theriot. i highly doubt that he wants to get his bare hand in the way of it.

[bcl412]

HE [expletive] BLOCKED THE BALL ON PURPOSE... WHAT THE [expletive]?!?!?!?

 

yes i'm sure a righthanded pitcher intentionally put his hand up to block a hard throw from the shortstop to first baseman.

 

Watch the replay, champ.

 

Too be fair a pitcher is going to have trouble doing a fundamental slide, which would involve flailing arms but that did look fishy.

[BCVM22]

Morgan determined to convince middle America that Wainwright wasn't cheating.

[Irrelevant Dude]

These guys are driving me absolutely nuts.

[Cubs Fan In NY]

Bradley's entire body touched the bag when he slid... Damn Morgan.

[samhainn77]

WTF Theriot.

[Outshined_One]

That would have been a fun bloop hit.

[JimSorgi]

Why the hell is Joe Morgan so defensive of Wainwright?

[Cynosure]

I can't listen to these idiots...

[TruffleShuffle]

of course it's foul by 3 inches. things not going our way in this game.

[chuckywang]

I think the fine + possible jail time is worth the satisfaction of choking Joe Morgan.

[Irrelevant Dude]

I think the fine + possible jail time is worth the satisfaction of choking Joe Morgan.

With a purse strap? Too soon?

[Cynosure]

"swing for a double" -- good advice, idiot

 

 

unrelated-

go die miller

[radarluv1]

piano wire

[transplanted_suburbanite]

Wainright's hand probably got jacked up and now he has super powers like Henry Rowengartner's arm in Rookie of the Year.

[OleMissCub]

7.09(g): If, in the judgment of the umpire, a base runner willfully and deliberately interferes with a batted ball or a fielder in the act of fielding a batted ball with the obvious intent to break up a double play, the ball is dead. The umpire shall call the runner out for interference and also call out the batter runner because of the action of his teammate.

 

nothing about being able to touch the bag in there. It's up to the umpire's discretion.

[Cynosure]

7.09(g): If, in the judgment of the umpire, a base runner willfully and deliberately interferes with a batted ball or a fielder in the act of fielding a batted ball with the obvious intent to break up a double play, the ball is dead. The umpire shall call the runner out for interference and also call out the batter runner because of the action of his teammate.

 

nothing about being able to touch the bag in there. It's up to the umpire's discretion.

 

And we know how awesome umpires are these days.

[chuckywang]

Duncan must have sprinkled some of his magical pixie dust on Wainright's hand between innings.

[UK1679666180]

His hand will be fine, it hit the fat part of the palm. If it would've hit the fingers, the odds would've dropped dramatically.

 

I think he was trying to hit the arm instead of the ball.

[bcl412]

7.09(g): If, in the judgment of the umpire, a base runner willfully and deliberately interferes with a batted ball or a fielder in the act of fielding a batted ball with the obvious intent to break up a double play, the ball is dead. The umpire shall call the runner out for interference and also call out the batter runner because of the action of his teammate.

 

nothing about being able to touch the bag in there. It's up to the umpire's discretion.

 

Protest

[TruffleShuffle]

I think the fine + possible jail time is worth the satisfaction of choking Joe Morgan.

 

i'd hire ken tremendous as my defense lawyer. could probably get off with a lecture from the judge.

[Brian]

7.09(g): If, in the judgment of the umpire, a base runner willfully and deliberately interferes with a batted ball or a fielder in the act of fielding a batted ball with the obvious intent to break up a double play, the ball is dead. The umpire shall call the runner out for interference and also call out the batter runner because of the action of his teammate.

 

nothing about being able to touch the bag in there. It's up to the umpire's discretion.

 

Protest

 

YOU DAG GUM RIGHT WE'RE PLAYING THIS GAME UNDER PROTEST.

[chuckywang]

7.09(g): If, in the judgment of the umpire, a base runner willfully and deliberately interferes with a batted ball or a fielder in the act of fielding a batted ball with the obvious intent to break up a double play, the ball is dead. The umpire shall call the runner out for interference and also call out the batter runner because of the action of his teammate.

 

nothing about being able to touch the bag in there. It's up to the umpire's discretion.

 

Protest

 

Daggum right this game is gonna be played under protest!