08/30 CUBS (Arrieta) @ Los Angeles (Wood) 7:08 pm, ESPN TV

[Ding Dong Johnson]

im not proud about the amount of dislike i have in my heart for shark

I've never cared for him, and I don't feel bad about it.

[Sammy Sofa]

im not proud about the amount of dislike i have in my heart for shark

I've never cared for him, and I don't feel bad about it.

 

How about....NOW:

 

http://cdn1.sbnation.com/imported_assets/1016271/jeff-samardzija.jpg

 

He's gonna kiss that ball, just for you.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

He's so creepy

[UMFan83]

Does anyone know where I can find a video of the Castro error last night? I keep hearing people talk about it but I missed the play live.

[UMFan83]

OK Deadspin just posted it. I don't see how there is a debate. It was hit right at Castro. Yes it was hit hard but he barely had to move to get in front of the ball. If the ball was hit a few inches lower it would have gone through his legs for a sure error. Looks like a clear error to me and the Dodgers should stop bitching.

[imb]

i love how butt hurt the dodgers are acting about it. sucks to suck, losers.

[badger1679666666]

I'm sure getting no hit twice in 9 days with a 300 million dollar payroll is a blow to the ego...

[Sammy Sofa]

OK Deadspin just posted it. I don't see how there is a debate. It was hit right at Castro. Yes it was hit hard but he barely had to move to get in front of the ball. If the ball was hit a few inches lower it would have gone through his legs for a sure error. Looks like a clear error to me and the Dodgers should stop bitching.

 

I look at it less as he was in front of the ball so much as the hop ate him up and he had no time to adjust/respond. I don't think anyone likely would have playing in the same spot. Personally, I thought it should have been a hit, but I see why it could go either way.

[XZero771679666304]

I didn't see it live, but I heard about it before seeing it. I expected it to have been a lot more borderline; I saw it as a pretty clear error. Yes, it was hit hard, but he was right in front of it. If it had been called a hit in a non-no hitter context, I would have viewed it as a hometown ruling for the batter.

[Guest]

I think it's easy to see both ways.

 

If you want to say that it was hit more or less at Castro and that it hit him in the arms/hands, and that has to be an error regardless of spin/velocity, I think that's fair.

 

If you want to say that because of the spin/hop that cleanly fielding it required an abnormally good play and therefore it should be a hit, I don't think that's unfair.

 

As it stands, a tough error for Castro(but an error nonetheless) isn't at all unreasonable.

[Sammy Sofa]

I think it's easy to see both ways.

 

If you want to say that it was hit more or less at Castro and that it hit him in the arms/hands, and that has to be an error regardless of spin/velocity, I think that's fair.

 

If you want to say that because of the spin/hop that cleanly fielding it required an abnormally good play and therefore it should be a hit, I don't think that's unfair.

 

As it stands, a tough error for Castro(but an error nonetheless) isn't at all unreasonable.

 

You're so wise. Now tell me who gets this baby!

[Guest]

Please put the baby back where you found it

[Sammy Sofa]

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[mul21]

TT really is the best.

 

Agreed on the 50/50 ness of the call. If there wasn't a no hitter going, I'd bet 8-9 times out of 10 the home team gets a hit on that. As is, if the situation was reversed, I'd like to think I wouldn't be too upset about given the dominance of the rest of the outing.

[squally1313]

http://ell.h-cdn.co/assets/15/27/1435849975-whas-paul-rudd.gif

 

I was really, really hoping this was going to be the full scene and I could watch it on loop until this game starts.

[squally1313]

http://ell.h-cdn.co/assets/15/27/1435849975-whas-paul-rudd.gif

 

I was really, really hoping this was going to be the full scene and I could watch it on loop until this game starts.

[BigSlick]

I'm going to throw out the radical option here of: lets abolish errors

 

I mean, after Arrieta's no hitter of course, but I am proponent of just eliminating them as a category all together

[UMFan83]

Jesse Rogers said Grimm didn't even know it was a no hitter after it was completed. He was wondering why the rest of the pen was sprinting to the field from the pen instead of jogging like usual.

[Banedon]

Jesse Rogers said Grimm didn't even know it was a no hitter after it was completed. He was wondering why the rest of the pen was sprinting to the field from the pen instead of jogging like usual.

 

Maddon said as much during his postgame interview.

 

http://www.csnchicago.com/video_content_type/maddon-everybody-knew-arrieta-had-no-hitter-justin-grimm