IGT, 10/1, San Diego vs. Colorado

[Zvon]

Thats interview guy took a tie of mine and turned it into a jacket!

[Zvon]

ESPN is now doing a thing calling for video replay for calls in baseball.

I still say no to that.
Just get some people who know how to ump!

[Methead]

I can't believe I turned off the TV after Julio gave up the homer. I was pulling for the Rockies too.

Even as I was closing my eyes, I was telling myself "No lead is safe in Denver..."

[Guest Iubitul]

That was an amazing game - I'm glad I didn't listen to myself, and decided to watch the last few innings...

That being said, Halliday still hasn't touched the plate - the umpiring lately has been atrocious. And I have to admit, I rather enjoyed watching Hoffman cough it up like that..

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

It was karmic payback for the umps getting Hawpe's HR wrong earlier.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I was actually enthused to see Hoffman coming into the game. Here, at the end of all things, is he going to get tagged with a "can't handle a big spot" label?

Who were you prouder of --- Matsui or Bell?

While I agree that Holliday didn't touch the plate, I'm not, the next morning, 100% confident that a finger didn't sneak under the shin. I'll give the ump the benefit of the doubt on that one, but MVP-guy deserved his bloody nose. That's why we teach kids that you can't go hands against shin guards.

Something I've said before --- the extra two umps in the post season are wasted by positioning 80 feet behind the base umps. From there, they can little improve on the perspective of the base umps for fair-foul calls down the line or for catch-trap calls on line drives. Position them back by the foul poles, so they get homer calls right, and they get fair-foul calls at the pole right.

[Farmer Ted]

Two of the hottest teams in the NL RIGHT NOW get to battle it out. Should be fun to watch. Go Rox.

[soupcan]

I watched this game to the end - fun game, exciting. Reminded me to some extent of Game 6 against Houiston in '86. Long extra inning game, back and forth, everything on the line. Fun.

[Guest Edgy DC]

The more I think about this, the more I'm cool with McClellan's call. If Holliday didn't touch the plate, it's because he was knocked off his trajectory by the catcher. If the catcher knocked him off the plate, he's safe on catcher interference because the fielder only has a right to that basepath if he's in possession of the ball, which he wasn't.

[Zvon]

Edgy DC wrote: The more I think about this, the more I'm cool with McClellan's call. If Holliday didn't touch the plate, it's because he was knocked off his trajectory by the catcher. If the catcher knocked him off the plate, he's safe on catcher interference because the fielder only has a right to that basepath if he's in possession of the ball, which he wasn't.

This does not explain the delay in making the call.
It should have been quicker.