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Darvish to DL with elbow inflammation, [expletive] em' all

 

lol pitchers

Told y'all I'd rather have Castro. Did anyone believe me? Well, yeah, some did. But others didn't!

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Homer Bailey, DL, Elbow.

 

this is just getting ridiculous

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Padres just got hosed on a challenge that would have tied the game in the ninth. 1. Player was safe at home. 2. Catcher didn't give him a lane. Somehow still was called out.

 

I know they're not allowed to stand in front of the plate without the ball but is the catcher allowed to go after the ball like Pierzynski did? If he is, then you can't call him for blocking the plate. If he isn't, then it is blocking the plate.

 

Never saw a good view of whether or not Pierzynski made the tag but it didn't appear like his glove moved when he made the swipe and his reaction made it seem like he missed the runner. Plus, as the SD announcers pointed out, why didn't the ump make the call right away. If he thought Pierzynski got the runner with the swipe, signal it immediately because nothing else matters. But he let the play go and then had to think about it for a couple seconds after.

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Padres just got hosed on a challenge that would have tied the game in the ninth. 1. Player was safe at home. 2. Catcher didn't give him a lane. Somehow still was called out.

 

I know they're not allowed to stand in front of the plate without the ball but is the catcher allowed to go after the ball like Pierzynski did? If he is, then you can't call him for blocking the plate. If he isn't, then it is blocking the plate.

 

Never saw a good view of whether or not Pierzynski made the tag but it didn't appear like his glove moved when he made the swipe and his reaction made it seem like he missed the runner. Plus, as the SD announcers pointed out, why didn't the ump make the call right away. If he thought Pierzynski got the runner with the swipe, signal it immediately because nothing else matters. But he let the play go and then had to think about it for a couple seconds after.

 

Not sure about the whole going for the ball portion of it, but the way the rule has been enforced (which I hate by the way, but still, that's how it is being enforced) AJ's position without the ball caused the runner to change his route because he did not have a clear lane. If the catcher's intent for the blocking the plate without the ball is also up to the umpire's judgement then there is just way too much judgement allowed in the rule. And when judgement is involved with the Cardinals then something stupid is going to happen (see: infield fly).

 

Also, the best shot I saw did not show daylight the entire time between the glove and the runner, but it was "clear and convincing" that the tag was missed. Again, judgement is involved in "clear and convincing," so, advantage Cardinals.

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That wasn't even the worst screw job on the Padres last night. There was a swing and miss that would have been strike 3 the previous inning that was rules a foul tip dropped 3rd strike and the Cards scored 2 runs to take the lead with 2 outs later in the inning.
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That wasn't even the worst screw job on the Padres last night. There was a swing and miss that would have been strike 3 the previous inning that was rules a foul tip dropped 3rd strike and the Cards scored 2 runs to take the lead with 2 outs later in the inning.

 

I heard something else happened but did not see it...

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Holy crap, Phil Hughes has a 4.7 fWAR this year (good for 5th in the league). That's more fWAR than he's put up in the last 3 years combined (4.3).

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