guess they will blame the umpires

[dumbdumb]

guess the physics say throw home rather than 1st, rather than by runner distance to the base. of course the throw has to be on line to start with. or how many times do pitchers 'practice or real' throw to 1st base in their careers. how many times to home.

oh well, let's see them blame the umpires. and wow. 3 fielding errors in the game total.

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/phillies-vs-dodgers/2025/10/09/813042/final/video

[Velho]

4 hours ago, dumbdumb said:

oh well, let's see them blame the umpires

Ask and ye shall receive

 

[SeeingEyeDog]

Yeah, I mean...totally the thing to do there is if you don't get the strike on the inside corner? Yeahhhhh...go ahead and throw the NEXT PITCH well outside the zone and walk the batter. That's ALSO the umpire's fault.

The baseball world is tired of hearing about "how elite" MLB players are...how they can make plays no one else can, how they can MAKE PITCHES in BIG MOMENTS that others can't...no...let's not have any more of that. But, the verbal assaults on umpires MUST continue...that's what THEY are there for, of course...

~Dawg

[The Man in Blue]

Don't forget the umpires also were the cause of the two balls before that . . . and every pitch that put runners on . . . and . . . 

[dumbdumb]

Tiger fans not happy with HBP in bottom of 12th. and Seattle fans not happy with 3-0 pitch called strike instead of ball 4 in bottom of 12th. controversy in games involving 2 of the best, 1 game LA, with Wegner and now 1 Seattle with Porter. doesn't matter if you are a veteran or new guy on the block when those controversial moments/plays/situations happen. no one is immune.

https://www.mlb.com/video/victor-robles-hit-by-pitch-after-review?t=replay-review

 

 

[umpstu]

On 10/10/2025 at 3:46 AM, dumbdumb said:

guess the physics say throw home rather than 1st, rather than by runner distance to the base. of course the throw has to be on line to start with. or how many times do pitchers 'practice or real' throw to 1st base in their careers. how many times to home.

oh well, let's see them blame the umpires. and wow. 3 fielding errors in the game total.

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/phillies-vs-dodgers/2025/10/09/813042/final/video

I think a ball hit back to the pitcher is the toughest play in baseball due to the pucker factor.

[umpstu]

5 hours ago, dumbdumb said:

Tiger fans not happy with HBP in bottom of 12th. and Seattle fans not happy with 3-0 pitch called ball 4 in bottom of 12th. controversy in games involving 2 of the best, 1 game LA, with Wegner and now 1 Seattle with Porter. doesn't matter if you are a veteran or new guy on the block when those controversial moments/plays/situations happen. no one is immune.

https://www.mlb.com/video/victor-robles-hit-by-pitch-after-review?t=replay-review

 

 

Thought Porter was nails

[Marcus6]

1 hour ago, umpstu said:

Thought Porter was nails

Really enjoyed watching him all night. Nails is a great description 

[SeeingEyeDog]

23 hours ago, The Man in Blue said:

Don't forget the umpires also were the cause of the two balls before that . . . and every pitch that put runners on . . . and . . . 

We all have our triggers...I guess being self-aware of one's triggers is how we reduce it's triggering effect? (Or so I'm told...)

My biggest trigger is that old skool bs where when a call is "missed" and the coach will do that "That one's on you!" or "That's two!" referring to the runs they feel were my "fault". Head coach gets an immediate warning on that from me...assistants on down and I'm dumping them...

~Dawg

[StatsUmp]

18 hours ago, umpstu said:

Thought Porter was nails

I watched the last 2 1/2 innings when I found the game by chance on TV. I didn't realize Porter was mic'd up or loud enough for microphones to pick up his saying, "No," on balls. I'm not sure if broadcasts are phasing it out (I don't catch many sports events on TV these days), but Fox didn't have a strike zone box on the screen.

For what little I saw, I thought Porter did a good job, and the scorecard confirms my initial impression.

Great last couple of innings some of the fine defensive plays by both teams.

 

 

[The Man in Blue]

Dumb question . . . Why say "No"?  Why not say "Ball!"