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Post by Classicblast on Sept 17, 2007 21:12:45 GMT -5
haha, you can say that again! Oh yeah. If anything you could get on their bad side if the umps get t in for you next time a questionable call could go either way they'll just call it against you because you P'd them off. |
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Post by Jason O'Lewa on Sept 22, 2007 16:29:12 GMT -5
dont ever bother to argue a officals call in sports they never change it
if they ever did people woudl have a chance to get them to change their mind everytime
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Post by rylan on Sept 29, 2007 20:24:07 GMT -5
haha, you can say that again! Oh yeah. If anything you could get on their bad side if the umps get t in for you next time a questionable call could go either way they'll just call it against you because you P'd them off. thats also a little exadgerated too though. a lot of players are just mad at the umps and think the umps are out to get them. |
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Post by Classicblast on Sept 30, 2007 18:02:20 GMT -5
That probably was an exaggeration but it does seem that when you get them riled they can use their authority against you.
I don't think it always happens but I am fully sure it happens sometimes.
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Post by Phil on Oct 26, 2007 12:31:40 GMT -5
I don't have any corked bats. Yes it does work. It brings a lot of bounce to the ball once your bat hits it. It also breaks more easily and you could be caught. There's no laughing matter on punishments if you get caught with a corked bat. I think I read about a college player getting a lengthy suspension for using a corked bat. Is that really that bad? |
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Post by Classicblast on Oct 27, 2007 19:24:24 GMT -5
Yeah it's that bad.
There's fines, multiple game suspendings, and sometimes it haunts guys.
If you're a known cheater sometimes you have trouble getting coaching, managing or scouting jobs later after your playing career.
It's almost as if a convicted felon was trying for a CEO position. You have a lot of bumpy road to come back from.
And corked bats really do work.
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Post by Phil on Nov 7, 2007 15:49:15 GMT -5
Jason and I were wondering if you became a 3rdbaseman by choice or has that always been your position?
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Post by Classicblast on Nov 7, 2007 19:21:14 GMT -5
That's a good question. I played a little bit of everything in little league. In high school I played more 3rd than anything else but I did play a little of everything there including pitching.
In rookie leagues I did bounce from 3rd to shortstop and 2nd but settled at 3rd mostly.
Mike Schmidt was always a hero of mine and I was happy to play 3rd. And I have a pretty good arm from across the diamond which tends to move a guy to 3rd more than shortstop and second.
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Post by Jason O'Lewa on Apr 6, 2008 13:50:00 GMT -5
how do you feel about baseball basecoaches wearing hard helmits now?
without a coach on 2nd base how do you get coaching help from 2nd and nobody coaches home either.
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Post by Classicblast on Apr 13, 2008 8:46:34 GMT -5
I think its a good idea. Some people protest it but it's still a good idea.
There's always an element that a lot of them are more angry about being told what to do than about wearing a helmet.
I wasn't born obviously, but in the early 70s they put in a clause that batters had to wear a helmet but existing players wouldn't be bound to wear it. Sooner or later all of them went to the helmet except maybe a couple guys.
Then the ear pad became a requirement. Most players were already wearing the ear pad but not all. Some time in the late 80s I dont' remember the year exactly that became law. Julio Franco is actually the only player in the majors who is exempt. (In case you're ever on a game show)
However Julio has always worn the ear cover but he is the only player right now that doesn't have to.
By the time I became a player the ear pad was always required so I never had a beef that you have to have al least one ear pad on your batting helmet.
Coaches, well I've seen them get hit with bats accidentally or the ball, and even run into.
I had one of my bats snap in half and catch a basecoach in the thigh once.
More than once playing third, I've accidentally run into a basecoach when running for a foul ball or even a grounder.
The coach is suppose to see you coming and get out of the way but sometimes they're not watching all that close and you run them by accident.
The helmet could help that situation too.
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Post by Jason O'Lewa on Apr 19, 2008 20:55:12 GMT -5
When you are at 2nd base going to 3rd with no coach on 2nd how do you decide to go to 3rd?
And what about home if they throw the ball to home plate how do you miss being tagged and still hit the plate?
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Post by Classicblast on Apr 26, 2008 2:29:45 GMT -5
There's 2 things to watch. The coach on 3rd usually has a signal but in the heated moment of the game he shouts really loud. You will hear him trust me. He yells hold, come, stay or something.
The batter actually coaches home plate. The coach on 3rd would tell you to head for home. The batter tells you how much time you have and whether or not you should slide. Most teams have some codes not to be mysterious, but because theres not time to speak in complete sentences. So they might say (it varies from team to team) Duck right, that would be slide and reach for the plate with your left hand. Right meaning to slide toward your right to avoid the catcher.
Maybe you are coming toward home and I'm the batter and I say roll left, that means you move to the inside of the field and stay on your feet.but prepare for a collision. Therefore, roll.
There's terms like that you get accustomed to.
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Post by Phil on May 24, 2008 14:11:57 GMT -5
Oh Classic,
We, Jason and I that is, are just wondering. The infield fly rule is in place in every professional baseball league as far as I know. That if the ball is popped up and does not at least reach the grass of the outfield its an automatic out.
Have you ever or ever seen a player just not catch it? We watch games on tv a lot and they always catch the ball anyway. I've always wondered if anybody ever just lets it go?
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Post by Classicblast on May 24, 2008 21:45:56 GMT -5
No, you don't let that drop unless you want your manager to kill you. Even if you do it for a joke in practice it's considered not funny.
No sense of humor I guess. I never have seen it dropped though.
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Post by rylan on Jun 4, 2008 22:23:57 GMT -5
Actually, In our league dropping the infield fly is quite common. If you drop it and the umpires don't rule and infield fly, you can turn a double play, and if you drop it and the baserunners don't know the rules, you can get a second out.
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Post by Classicblast on Jun 5, 2008 2:38:20 GMT -5
That's kind of the point of the infield fly rule. hahaha. That would be great if they didn't call that. In that case there would be no reason to ever catch it.
You might as well get under a hovering pop up and wait for it to fall and then get them both.
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Post by Jason O'Lewa on Oct 5, 2008 8:32:46 GMT -5
i have never seen a hidden ball trick done on a game on tv.
classicblast my dad and I are watching about sports legaceys and they are all talking about some teams have retired #21 for Roberto Clemente and some of the teams are teams he did not even play for.
do you think everyteam should retire #21? I know that the nhl did that with #99 for wayne gretzky
i think that its different though because gretzky set new records for the whole sport and he had a n# that was not comon anyways
i think only the pireats should retire roberto clementes number
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Post by Classicblast on Oct 5, 2008 23:58:28 GMT -5
You will not likely see the hidden ball trick used in the Majors but crazier things can happen. I don't think 21 should be retired league wide. Yes Clemente was a great player and a credit to our sport. Obviously I wasn't born when he died but his legacy is large and definitely appreciated and I think it's a proper action for the Pirates to retire the number.
But I agree with you I don't think that all of baseball should. Then what about Thurman Munson and 15 being retired? I guess it could continue to snowball if you do that.
It's more proper for his team to retire the number but not the whole league.
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