NLCS IGT

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Taveras is back leading off vs. Webb.

[metirish]

Just tuned in( missus watching Shallow Hal), Kaz just stayed in tough on a double play.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Kazzy owns the go-ahead RBI in this game.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Kazzy komes thru again. They will score it an error but he scorched it. 5-1 ROxxxx

[seawolf17]

I like this Kaz Matsui kid. I wonder if the Rockies will trade him to us to fill our 2B hole.

[Valadius]

Chip Caray sucks.

[Valadius]

Chip Caray is an imbecile. Did he seriously forget that Tony Gwynn was in the World Series in '84?

Tony Gwynn has developed a lisp. He now sounds like Daffy Duck.

[Valadius]

Arizonans throwing crap all over the field.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

What a bunch of ignorant pussies D-baggs fans are.

[Guest vtmet]

I agree that Upton caused a technical doubeplay by using that shoulder block on Matsui...but why did the runner going from 2nd to 3rd get sent back to 2nd? That makes no sense...

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Dbaggs lose it on an idiotic baserunning play. These fans deserve them.

[Valadius]

What a way to end it!

Miguel Montero overslides into 2nd on a double, flying past the bag, and is tagged out.

Rockies win!

[Guest User 404]

Go, Rocks!

[Valadius]

Two observations about Brad Hawpe:

He's shorter than I thought.
He swallows his words. He sounds like Boomhauer from King of the Hill.

[Zvon]

Its true that Upton sticking out his arm was going a little out of his way.
He may have still been able to upset Kaz without doing such an obvious thing.
And it is true that the rule says you cannot intentionally break up a double play. Thats what it says, I looked it up.

I still think that call was bullshit.

Breaking up a DP with your body (within reason) as your feet go into the bag, as they should, is a very exciting play in baseball.
Baseball needs more excitement, not less.

[Zvon]

I'm really surprised that I'm not seeing clips (on ESPN tonight) of the '73 playoffs when Sparky pulled the Reds off the field at Shea because of fans throwing stuff.

I'm starting to think all footage of that series has been destroyed.

[Frayed Knot]

vtmet wrote: I agree that Upton caused a technical doubeplay by using that shoulder block on Matsui...but why did the runner going from 2nd to 3rd get sent back to 2nd? That makes no sense...

The short answer is because that's the rule.
Why it's the rule is so to give the runner an incentive NOT to interfere.

[Guest holychicken]

Zvon wrote: Breaking up a DP with your body (within reason) as your feet go into the bag, as they should, is a very exciting play in baseball.

That is the whole thing, when I initially saw the play I questioned the call. However, on the replay, it was clear that the elbow came AFTER his feet had already come into the bag and he was moving away from the bag.

IMO, what he did was the equivalent of sliding into the bag and then jumping at the player with an elbow to break up the DP.

Ump made the right call.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

This reminds me of that horrid Marlon Anderson play. What a nightmare.

[bmfc1]

If Marlon was guilty, so was Upton. If my biased memory serves correct, Marlon raised his arms while crossing the bag. It appeared that Upton raised his afterwards. Either way, the application of the rule seems to be that you can't raise your arms too high while sliding if a fielder is at or near the bag. It seems like you can slide a foot to either side of the bag but you can't raise your arm(s).

[metirish]

Vanover was involved in that game in Philly, he was the one doing the explaining after the game.

[A Boy Named Seo]

The ump explains what he saw in this AZ Republic article. Also noteworthy are Justin Upton's angelic responses to the slide and getting hit with a pitch by Francis, and Troy Tulowitski's fiery fire. I like that guy.

Also watch the video to see a couple of D-bag fan responses to the bottle throwing.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Absolutely Upton was guilty, as was Anderson.

[Centerfield]

I can't believe that these are the two NLCS teams. The Mets, Braves, Dodgers and Padres should be ashamed.

[Guest Edgy DC]

The Cubs? Phils?

[Centerfield]

I thought the Phils overachieved. The Cubs at least made the playoffs, but got beat in a short series. It happens.

But to get beaten out over the course of 162 to these two clubs...I'm starting to work myself up again.

[Zvon]

Watching the Sat night game, seriously, I just used a racist word when I really meant "Guardians" at Boston.

This has been just one great game of baseball here.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Game 3: On.

Roxx nearly turned a triple play to get out of trouble in the 1st. Pouring rain in Denver.

[Zvon]

Diamondbacks are snakebit.

[Zvon]

lol--^and I hit send and they tie it with a kaboom.