Careless

I wonder if he ever repented the Save

Sorry, MojoPin and I got a little carried away. I thought it was hilarious. But seriously, for balls and strikes, I would like the umpires removed as soon as possible except for emergency situations. The technology might not be fast enough yet, but the K-zone they show on TV makes umpires look stupid on a pretty consistent basis. Such a critical facet of the game should be as consistent as possible. The only thing I wonder is how they overcome the fact that technically, the strike zone is a different size based on the hitter. It's supposed to be from the letters to the knees, which due to players of different heights and stances, can look way different from one guy to the next. You'd have to define the zone in a more objective way, such as the zone begins 24 inches off the ground and ends 42 inches off the ground in terms of height, and maybe that's something that needed to happen anyway I don't see how you'd ever call safe/out with machines. There are way too many possible angles and timing issues. You'd have to have umpires somewhere, if not on the field then in the replay booth. there's no way Lee would complain if you were able to tell him "Ok, here's the thing: that pitch just below your knees will always be called a strike now, and the one above your waist never will be." Knowing that the strike zone will be a specific location versus something random and particularly unpredictable for people of unusual heights? It's a no-brainer for the hitters.

If he didn't have to deal with two very strong unions, one of which is a malevolent force in the sport, I'd say slightly negative. Given the crap baseball has to deal with, I think he's done ok.

YAY Cubs (other than Soto and Fukudome), Matt Holliday, Miguel Tejada, & Nate McClouth. BOO rest of NL!!!! Cook says hi. He was not good. 4 hits, 3 walks in 3 innings

Call the tie already

It's amazing that cook hasn't given up a run yet

Well, if he wants a chance to redeem himself, this is it

wow, ump was about to call him out and realized he was safe.

He's definitely slower than Soto

McClouth!!!

He's a "professional player" Wow. That has to be one of the dumbest color man comments ever.

ha, and it was a whiff-tag

nice throw.

You'd have to make it so you could only come back in your same place in the batting order...

by the way, this home plate umpire is really tall.

Hard to get a walkoff on the road

that would be great. I've been rooting for a tie since it was 2-2. Force baseball to get a better homefield advantage system.

Did you think it was going to go way over the first baseman, into the stands?

Hard to believe we have a rockies pitcher on the mound in the 10th and he's not a token representative. And great play, Tejada. Thanks.

oh my god

Wow, uggla. Go away.

why was the catcher running there???

That was pretty close for a catcher to not even think about making a play

kind of surprised to see Tejada stealing there

I'm rooting for a tie.