Pirates offseason

[Guest Edgy DC]

Grilli, sixth Pirates pitcher, starts his third innnig by whiffing Schaefer.

He's just up here, in his third game this season. Single now by Cristian Martinez.

[Gwreck]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: And Larry hurt himself yesterday, in his first day back. The Braves lineup could have the look of Getaway Day every day for the next week or two, at least.

We'll take Mike Minor for Beltran, thanks.

[Gwreck]

Edgy DC wrote: Single now by Cristian Martinez.

That's the Braves pitcher, who's also thrown 3 innings so far.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Martinez gets leadoff batter and Catcher Mike McHenry (that's not a catcher, that's a tunnel!), who flew out on his 14th pitch.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Onto the 15th

[Gwreck]

And we go on to 16. Braves leaving this reliever Christian Martinez in the game (he's batted three times now). Maybe the Pirates get him in his 6th inning of work.

[Guest Edgy DC]

They need to pinch-hit Easler.

[Guest Edgy DC]

One out in the bottom of the sixteenth.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Dan Uggla, still batting on the Interstate, lines out with a runner on. Two out.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Biggest collar: Lyle Overbay with an 0-7 so far.

[Guest Edgy DC]

These be two poor hitting teams.

And the torture is, somebody gets on > Hurdle calls for a bunt > Braves answer with an intentional walk > boring.

[Gwreck]

On to 18. Goodnight Pirates. Let us all wake up to you having defeated the Braves.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Ronny Cedeno just saved the game in inning 18.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Middle of the 19th and I quitski.

[G-Fafif]

Braves 4 Pirates 3. Darn.

[G-Fafif]

Wow, an utterly, utterly HORRIBLE call at the plate to end the game in the 19th inning. Jerry Meals wanted one of his last name, apparently.

[bmfc1]

Incredible--even Angel Hernandez thought that it was a bad call.

[Guest Edgy DC]

G-Fafif wrote: Wow, an utterly, utterly HORRIBLE call at the plate to end the game in the 19th inning. Jerry Meals wanted one of his last name, apparently.

That's a call that will cost you your job.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

When someone without quick thumbs can isolate a clear freeze-frame of the wrong-itude of your call... yeah, that makes sense.

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy DC wrote: G-Fafif wrote: Wow, an utterly, utterly HORRIBLE call at the plate to end the game in the 19th inning. Jerry Meals wanted one of his last name, apparently. That's a call that will cost you your job.

No it won't.

[Ceetar]

could cost the Mets Carlos Beltran, or at least seal the deal.

And to top it off. it was SCOTT PROCTOR with the walkoff hit. and he fell down on his way to first.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Well, it'll be two or thee years down the road before accountabliity catches up with an umpire at a review, but I was being somewhat facetious, and lacking serious intent.

More seriously, as much time as I put into last night's game, it's going to cost me my job.

[MFS62]

bmfc1 wrote: Incredible--even Angel Hernandez thought that it was a bad call.

I heard about the bad call, then I saw the picture.
Then, I checked the box score to see if it was Angel Hernandez.

Later

[Gwreck]

Frayed Knot wrote: No it won't.

Exactly. And there's the problem. The umpires aren't going to get better without better accountability.

[smg58]

If the Braves make the playoffs by a game and/or the Pirates miss by a game, there will be accountability. It seems like there have been more than the usual number of blown calls this year, but that one tops the list. It wasn't even close.

[seawolf17]

Not for nothing, but that was a shit tag by the catcher. I know you're tired, but MAKE SURE YOU GET THE OUT. None of this swipey crap.

[Ceetar]

seawolf17 wrote: Not for nothing, but that was a shit tag by the catcher. I know you're tired, but MAKE SURE YOU GET THE OUT. None of this swipey crap.

Also, he didn't even turn to look to first to see if he could get the DP (he could've, Proctor tripped running out of the box)

[Guest Edgy DC]

I'm on both sides of that one. I agree that burying that tag in the runner's gut would certainly have won the catcher the call, but it may (1) be the way they are trained, to get the tag but protect the ball from being jarred loose, and (2) just be the continued momentum when you have to reach behind you to make the play at all. To bury the tag would be to collapse into the runner and turn your back on the field (where Scott Proctor was lying on the grass like an exhausted infant, waiting to be tagged for the double play).

[Guest Edgy DC]

Ceetar wrote: seawolf17 wrote: Not for nothing, but that was a shit tag by the catcher. I know you're tired, but MAKE SURE YOU GET THE OUT. None of this swipey crap. Also, he didn't even turn to look to first to see if he could get the DP (he could've, Proctor tripped running out of the box)

He was tuirning to look when the safe call made it a moot point. Give the guy a break. He was jobbed by the Man.

[Guest Edgy DC]

The sweep certainly fooled the Man:

�I saw the tag, but he looked like he ol�d him and I called him safe for that. I looked at the replays and it appeared he might have got him on the shin area. I�m guessing he might have got him, but when I was out there when it happened I didn�t see a tag.

�I just saw the glove sweep up. I didn�t see the glove hit his leg.�