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So, what was Tim McClelland waiting for, to give the acceptance speech
and collect the award for worst umpiring in MLB? LOL
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From that angle
How could he possibly not see that both are off the bag.
I forgot. All them arms, and elbows, of Mike “Popeye” Napoli.
If he couldn't see why isn't he getting in better position.
It is his freaking job.
Why does he still have one??
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by matthiasstephan on Oct 24, 2009 8:35 AM PDT reply actions
On discussion of worst call ever
where does the Mauer “foul ball” fit in? That was not only an obviously blown call, but it was a crucial moment in the game.
I gotta put that right up there. TOTALLY inexcusable.
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First things first buddy.
Kanye is protesting in our favor right now, so when Mr. West thinks it is time to move on. We will move on.
by eyespy on Oct 24, 2009 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
This was way worse.
The ump was 3 feet away and cano and posada were just standing there. The Mauer call was a little more difficult. Instead of a first grader being able to make it maybe like a third or fourth grader would have sufficed. Plus this one had much more potential to fuck up the game.
If Mauer is awarded a double as he should have, Baseball Managing 101 says you IBB the next guy (esp. if he’s the cleanup hitter) to keep the double play in order. It would have been first and second with no outs double or not.
Strikeouts are boring- Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic.
by CasanovaWong on Oct 24, 2009 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
It is NOT DIFFICULT to see where a ball bounces when your job is to see where a ball bounces.
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It is very tough to see
When your head is up your ass.
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by Teixeira Who? on Oct 24, 2009 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Not only that
but you’re standing within ten feet, staring at the spot. Unreal.
(No, I’m not still bitter about that call…why would you think that?) :)
yep
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by Brian S (brianguy) on Oct 24, 2009 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
it was right up there
the guy just blinked or something, I have no idea. but that was a bang-bang play and he had to make a split decision, McLelland at least had forever to get it right but didn’t. and his explanation was totally implausable as everyone saw both players standing off the base but he kept going off on this angle that Cano(?) somehow had his foot on the bag.
also, if baseball is going to use replay for boundary plays, it should be using them on ALL boundary plays in question, not just HRs. which would have made the Mauer incident a moot point.
"This is a guy who is a combination of great courage and, nuts!"- Steve Physioc
by Brian S (brianguy) on Oct 24, 2009 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
The dumb ass
was looking for the catch, and didn’t even fathom that Damon wouldn’t have a chance.
Everybody in MLB is wearing rose tinted glasses for the east coast teams.
I gotta say McClelland's call is the worst. Of all time. Of all sport.
The greatest impact? No. But good god. The ump is standing right there. Right next to what little amounts to “the action”. Two baserunners standing there looking stupid. Close enough that McClelland could have spit on them both. They are barely in motion, and both 2 feet off the base. And both are tagged by the baseball. Naps was even clever enough to tag them in the right order.
Nothing is traveling 100 miles per hour. Nothing is zooming across great distances. Nothing is happening in the blink of anybody’s eye. The ump doesn’t have to run anywhere. The ump was not knocked down or rendered unable to do his job properly. The rule that applied to the situation (getting tagged while not standing on any base) is among the most elementary possible.
I have seen lots of bad calls, erroneous calls, close calls, controversial calls, calls apologized for afterwards, infamous calls, and calls that changed the world. I have seen some live, some on TV in real time, and some recorded from long ago. I don’t care that the call meant nothing (actually it did, because it changed the batting slots due up the next inning). This was the worst call I have ever seen, and this shall remain the worst call I shall ever, ever see. Etch it on my tombstone.
You too can be a baseball media analyst! Just don't allow your need to be wrong in public to get in the way of your ignorance.
When two runners are on the same bag at the same time...
the lead runner is the one entitled to that base and the trailing running is the usurper.
So, before the trailing runner gets a chance to run back to the previous bag and start some kind of rundown, tag him out. Do it as fast as you can, because tagging out the lead runner gains you nothing (assuming the lead runner is actually on the base, which was NOT the case here).
You too can be a baseball media analyst! Just don't allow your need to be wrong in public to get in the way of your ignorance.
mahalo
I was thinking the same thing, but wanted to make sure that there wasn’t some other thing involved.
de nada
The miracle of that act on Naps part is that it clearly shows the value of all those hours of training and practice and drills. They sunk in, and Naps did exactly the correct thing even in extraordinary circumstances (multiple players at the same bag, both OFF the bag, at the same time, is a playoff series??? Wow!)
Which only magnifies the failure on the part of McClelland. Naps and McClelland are two human beings on the same field, within the same enterprise. Both have responsibilities to excute, and it is encumbent on both men to learn their craft such that they react correctly in any circumstance, even extraordinary ones. Naps did, proving it is possible. McClelland did not, proving that he is not qualified for his job.
I wonder what John Lackey must think about how long Sosh left Juan Rivera in the playoff lineup?
hahaha
I’ve been quoted going around saying this was the worst call of all time, and the Kanye thing is one of my favorite memes so this was perfect.
you know the Halos are doing something right when I was stopped not once but twice by people in Costco who just wanted to talk about the team because I had my red Angels hat on.
today was annoying but tomorrow we ride!! go Halos!
"This is a guy who is a combination of great courage and, nuts!"- Steve Physioc
by Brian S (brianguy) on Oct 24, 2009 9:50 PM PDT reply actions
The same thing has happened to me two days running. I've been wearing a different one of my 5 Angels shirts every day, (I do the laundry more often),
and two women and a couple approached me today and another one yesterday. A couple of days before that a really old guy spotted my shirt and he and his wife wanted to talk.
Of course, I was in Anaheim, Fullerton and Orange when these people spotted me.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
Me? I've been buying a new Angels shirt every day that this series has lasted.*
I might finally do some laundry tomorrow, but I bought another shirt this afternoon just in case I don’t get around to it.
*I also got one for my Birthday, which I wore to Game 3.
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I almost bought two today at Target.
I think some of my friends are starting to wonder about me.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
You found two in Target?!
I was so disappointed in my area… I have been to five Targets this week, 0 Angels shirts. Four had Manny Ramirez Dodgers shirts. I remember the Target in Fullerton was where I always went for some Angels shirts, but now that I’m living in Costa Mesa Target has been failing me. Ended up getting my shirts from Wal Mart and sporting goods stores.
My wife is, however, not wondering about me. She knew damn well what she was getting into!
And on that note we just stayed up until 3 AM doing laundry, so I guess she knew how to kill my buying spree. But I really like this year’s WS logo, complete with some oak leaves… classy. So Here’s to Hoping that I’ll be doing a little more Angels shopping next week.
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