Postseason 2020

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Douche. Bag.

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Cabrera’d

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Oh good that’s what I’ve been wanting is more Reddick

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I guess a broom with a Tim Bogar jersey draped over it wasn’t available.

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Inanimate carbon rod.

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IN ROD WE TRUST!

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BREAKING: Rod goes 0 for 4 with three balls on the warning track

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I thought Toro might’ve earned a few more ABs after last night. That was one hell of an AB.

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Wow, Dodgers start to game 3 is so what I had hoped to see from the Astros down 0-2. They’ve scored 6 so far on 2 doubles, a single, a walk, and 2 homers.

After 2 more walks, another single, and a hbp, loading the bases, Muncy clocks a grand slam to make it 11-0, still only 2 out in the 1st inning.

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Holy crap.

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10 of the 11 runs came after 2 outs

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Update: Bellinger makes it 12-0 to lead off the second

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The hbp on Turner, which was just prior to the grand slam, Turner clearly put his foot out and deliberately kicked the ball off trajectory. Ends up right through D’Arnaud legs, but it wasn’t called, runners advance (one scoring). At the Braves behest, umps review, send runners back and put Turner at 1st w a hbp that he really shouldn’t have been awarded.

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You weren’t kidding:

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That’s a beat down in progress.

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Holy shit. That’s almost as bad as the non interference all last night.

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I can only guess that replay could only confirm that the ball hit him, but the whole kicking it part isn’t reviewable.

In other words, bullshit.

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They can’t review intent. Turner clearly intentionally kicked the ball. The correct call would have been dead ball, send the runners back, call the pitch a ball, continue the at bat. But that wasn’t the call.

Like last night. If the batter and catcher unintentionally collide while the batter is leaving the box, no interference should be called. But last night the batter stood on the box, making no attempt to run or get out of Maldonado’s way. A rulebook case of batter interference. It ended up not mattering as Paredes fell apart afterwards, but that’s as bad a missed call as you’ll ever see. It will be on highlight reels of bad calls for generations to come (see Armbrister, Ed)

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And just another reason why having all these insane caveats to replay is FUCKING STUPID.

If you’re going to review a play, REVIEW IT FOR WHATEVER RULES WERE BROKEN AND FUCKING FIX THEM.

Dusting off your hands and saying “problem solved” when really you made it worse is really fucking dumb, but OH SO on brand for the MLB.

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