5/24 Cubs (Hammel) @ D-backs (Hellickson), 3:10pm, WGN

[d_money]

Loving the sound coming off Solers bat

[DiamondMind]

oh god len mentioned babip

[DiamondMind]

JD: "All white people look the same"

[Guest]

Ahmed cheating on the neighborhood play again, thankfully it didn't cost them a 2nd out this time

[DiamondMind]

wait wait wait wait. FEDORA DAY?!

[CubInOK]

On the ad board behind he plate, June 6 is Tony La Russa bobble head night. Insert drunk joke here:

Today is fedora day. Check out all the people behind home plate wearing them.

[Sammy Sofa]

Soon Schwarber will be there instead of Coghlan...and all will be well.

[ctcf]

*snip*

 

Seriously, that's really gross.

 

yea can we not have anything involving cosby and dongs plz

[DiamondMind]

fine fine. we'll retire the cosby gif.

[Banedon]

Soon Schwarber will be there instead of Coghlan...and all will be well.

 

Or Bryant...to make room for Javy on the infield.

[Ski]

What? Why isn't the neighborhood play reviewable? You have to be touching the base with the ball in your glove to get the out. That's just the rules.

[Sammy Sofa]

Soon Schwarber will be there instead of Coghlan...and all will be well.

 

Or Bryant...to make room for Javy on the infield.

 

TT summed it up very well why Baez's recent stretch is good but isn't screaming for him to be called back up ASAP. Meanwhile you've got Schwarber hitting like he's Thor in disguise and Maddon talking about seeing him up this year...basically I hope we see Schwarber before we see Baez. I think the former has a much better shot of making a real impact.

[Guest]

What? Why isn't the neighborhood play reviewable? You have to be touching the base with the ball in your glove to get the out. That's just the rules.

 

I believe the logic is that the behavior that leads to the neighborhood play is done so to avoid hard contact, so they don't want to incent collisions with the rules. Problem is that people like Ahmed are abusing it when there's zero chance of the runner breaking up the DP and they get the ball to 1st a half step faster.

[Clem Fandango]

On the ad board behind he plate, June 6 is Tony La Russa bobble head night. Insert drunk joke here:

Today is fedora day. Check out all the people behind home plate wearing them.

 

I wouldn't mind the fedora thing so much if the world stopped calling those hats fedoras and instead called them trilbys which is WHAT THEY ARE.

[DiamondMind]

nick [expletive] ahmed

[OleMissCub]

Ahmed...

[Clem Fandango]

[expletive] this dweeby [expletive]

[DiamondMind]

didnt matter but that was a pretty strong throw home from dexter

[Bryants Disco Ball]

I'm pretty convinced our advanced scouts got lazy and didn't feel the need to watch Ahmed at all.

[DiamondMind]

I'm pretty convinced our advanced scouts got lazy and didn't feel the need to watch Ahmed at all.

 

you're really over thinking things

 

hammels control has been off all game

[CyHawk_Cub]

Hammel allowing solid contact

[Bryants Disco Ball]

I'm pretty convinced our advanced scouts got lazy and didn't feel the need to watch Ahmed at all.

 

you're really over thinking things

 

hammels control has been off all game

 

Yes, because I was 100 percent serious.

 

Eta: meaning I wasn't serious.

[Ski]

What? Why isn't the neighborhood play reviewable? You have to be touching the base with the ball in your glove to get the out. That's just the rules.

 

I believe the logic is that the behavior that leads to the neighborhood play is done so to avoid hard contact, so they don't want to incent collisions with the rules. Problem is that people like Ahmed are abusing it when there's zero chance of the runner breaking up the DP and they get the ball to 1st a half step faster.

I've heard umpires say that the neighborhood play is an invention of sportswriters and announcers. Major league middle infielders have to be quick and nimble to play their position, and they typically barely drag their toe across bag when making the turn, but it's hard to tell unless you're right on top of the play, like an umpire. Basically, they're rarely 'phantom touching' the bag - it's just too quick to notice in real time on the broadcast.

 

So, if they generally are touching the bag when turning double plays, if umpires are to be taken at their word, then it should be reviewable, at least in flagrant cases. Any competent shortstop or second basemen should be able to scrape their foot over the bag, avoid the slide, and throw the ball to first.

[DiamondMind]

sigh

[DiamondMind]

Yes, because I was 100 percent serious.

 

uhh ok