Non-Cubs Playoff Games Thread

[philosophizer75]

What a weird play

[philosophizer75]

And yeah, reynolds is killing it with regards to this play

[NOLA]

It is a dead ball the moment that the umpire put his hands in air and called dead ball. Anything else is a moot point. Who's to say that a Blue Jay would not have thrown him out had the umpire not put his hands in the air?

[Irrelevant Dude]

What does that umpire have in his cheek?

[Guest]

Didn't the umpire call time before Odor crossed home?

[Isaac Vines]

It is a dead ball the moment that the umpire put his hands in air and called dead ball. Anything else is a moot point. Who's to say that a Blue Jay would not have thrown him out had the umpire not put his hands in the air?

 

There was NO WAY he was going to be thrown out... he was already in motion towards home and more than halfway there. There was no chance for anyone to get to the ball before he reached home. They got the call right.

[Guest]

It is a dead ball the moment that the umpire put his hands in air and called dead ball. Anything else is a moot point. Who's to say that a Blue Jay would not have thrown him out had the umpire not put his hands in the air?

 

Yes this is the best point even setting aside the absurdity of whether or not it should be a dead ball. The umpires do not have the authority to unilaterally say 'sure he would've scored if I hadn't killed the play'. Mayyyybe with replay, but certainly not the way it happened.

[NOLA]

Didn't the umpire call time before Odor crossed home?

Yes!! That trumps everything else. Like a ref whistling a fumble dead.

[Soul]

So they are just receiving direction from the league or what?

[philosophizer75]

This replay decision is gonna be interesting

[Guest]

What happened for those of us not watching?

[Soul]

Lol playoff game under protest

[Guest]

That would be the dumbest way to be knocked out of the playoffs, ever.

[Irrelevant Dude]

Dadgum right!

[sweetpeteman]

It would be really funny if Choo now hit a homerun.

[Guest]

Lol playoff game under protest

 

game 5 no less

[Guest]

What happened for those of us not watching?

 

Martin received a pitch, threw it back to the pitcher, throw hit Choo's bat(who was in the box and not reaching over the plate) and bounced away. HP Umpire called time with Odor partway down the 3B line, but after consulting with the umpires they ruled that Odor's run counted. 3-2 Rangers.

[Soul]

How much can a human cheek hold, and how long can it be held there?

[mul21]

Based on the rule they just quoted, the umps nailed it. Curious to know if them waving it dead makes any difference, but there was certainly no way in hell they were throwing him out at the plate.

[Guest]

What happened for those of us not watching?

The throw from Martin back to the pitcher hit the bat of Choo and bounded away in foul territory. The runner on third alertly raced home.

[philosophizer75]

Runner on third for texas, pitch is thrown, catcher throws the ball back but it hits the batters bat incidentally. Runner on third comes in to score and the question is if it is a dead ball or not. The home plate ump put his hands up quickly, but they conferenced and gave texas the run. Now its fallout following that.

[Guest]

What happened for those of us not watching?

 

Martin received a pitch, threw it back to the pitcher, throw hit Choo's bat(who was in the box and not reaching over the plate) and bounced away. HP Umpire called time with Odor partway down the 3B line, but after consulting with the umpires they ruled that Odor's run counted. 3-2 Rangers.

 

good lord that is worse than anything i could have imagined

[philosophizer75]

Blue jay fans are being [expletive] jackasses though. Throwing beer cans onto the field and [expletive].

[NOLA]

Odor was not halfway down the line when the ump clearly called timeout. Runner should be at 3B.

[mul21]

Blue jay fans are being [expletive] jackasses though. Throwing beer cans onto the field and [expletive].

 

I have a feeling Wrigley would have responded in a far worse manner if this happened to the Cubs at home.