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The ump talked about 'if you watched my mechanics. . . ' The players aren't supposed to learn the "mechanics" of individual umpires. One umpire should signal his calls exactly the same as the next. There is no "styling" involved because this game is about the play on the field, not the umpire's personal style. I get very upset with the umpires who take 1.5 - 2 seconds before they stick their right hand out to call a strike. Selig needs to get uniformity into the way umpires signal their calls and, for that matter, how they interpret strike zones.
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don_kessinger_was_good wrote: If you do get rid of Sarge, the 1B coach is the easiest job around. Shawon Dunston seems to hang around big league clubhouses a lot, he must need the work. I'd bring him in. How 'bout Vince Coleman instead? He could work with the guys on their running all season long and, in individual games, could watch the opponent's pitcher from the first base box and give the team a heads-up on his motion, etc.
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Less than 30k for a Sunday game pitting your first-place team against a first-place team from the other division? And yesterday, I heard Farmer on the radio say that they drew 'just under 30,000, or 26,538' -- boy, he rounds up the numbers generously. I'm sorry, I just don't get it.
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Just read on a link from prosportsdaily.com that the Cardinals tried to pry Giles loose from the Padres last night. He must have cleared waivers. I'd hate to see him in a Cards uni next year.
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Baker - "I ain't leaving unless somebody fires me"
danonwaveland replied to Derwood's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
donobr says: THE COST OF FIRING HIM (Dusty) FAR OUTWEIGHED BY THE COST OF REPLACING A PRIOR. Amen!!! -
Sign Furcal now! He fits right in with our offense. He just hit into a potential double-play, but beat the relay. Imagine how many more games we would have won if Walker, Ramirez, et. al., were a bit faster, turning their double plays into fielders' choices. I just can't believe how many times we've had first-and-third with none out, then had a strikeout followed by a dp. It makes me sick.
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CubFanNotBudMan wrote: "fire the entire coaching staff along with Dusty. maybe keep Dick Pole around (his name makes me laugh)" We could fire him and, like the Fisk and Pesky Poles in Boston, name the left field fair/foul pole the Dick Pole. Then, we keep the good name and lose the ineffective coach.
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That's exactly why I stopped watching football. I can't stand someone thumping his chest or pumping his fist after making a tackle or styling after scoring a touchdown, even though his team may be down by a couple touchdowns. Because I love the game, I hate the showboating even more in baseball. Best regards, DanOnWaveland
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Another example of the Hall of Fame getting watered down
danonwaveland replied to dalgreen's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I had argued that Frank Thomas is not a HOFer because he is not a total ball player -- no defense. Then someone pointed out that the one-dimensional Ozzie Smith is in the HOF and that shot my argument down. The problem is that, while Frank is a designated hitter and, in that role, does all that is asked of him, there ain't no designated shortstop -- they're asked to provide offense, as well -- and Smith didn't. Best regards, DanOnWaveland