2013 MLB Playoffs Thread - Page 2 - Dallas Cowboys Forum

Numbers921 · 10-06-2012

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Originally Posted by Muhast

Chipper was my baseball idol growing up. Going to really miss him. We left like 10 runners on though and had 3 errors. The call was absolutely horrible. Would had bases loaded with McCann up and 1 out. Could have changed the whole game but we will never know. Not proud of my city though. It was entertaining to throw trash but it went on too long

They should STILL be throwing trash.

jimmy40 · 10-06-2012

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Originally Posted by Numbers921

They average pretty close to 30,000, but let's not bring facts into this.

no way in hell that many are in the stadium, no way in hell.

Rogah · 10-06-2012

I've always hated the fact that the infield fly rule gives an automatic out no matter what happens. I believe part of the infield fly rule should be that the infielder - or in this case outfielder (!) - should have to actually catch the ball or else the batter is awarded 1st base and all runners are awarded an advancement of 1 base.

I never imagined that my little rule suggestion would have saved MLB from this debacle.

Hoofbite · 10-06-2012

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Originally Posted by jimmy40

no way in hell that many are in the stadium, no way in hell.

Looks to be so.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/attendance

Hoofbite · 10-06-2012

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Originally Posted by Rogah

I've always hated the fact that the infield fly rule gives an automatic out no matter what happens. I believe part of the infield fly rule should be that the infielder - or in this case outfielder (!) - should have to actually catch the ball or else the batter is awarded 1st base and all runners are awarded an advancement of 1 base.

I never imagined that my little rule suggestion would have saved MLB from this debacle.

Damn, that is a decent proposal.

Jammer · 10-06-2012

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Originally Posted by Rogah

I've always hated the fact that the infield fly rule gives an automatic out no matter what happens. I believe part of the infield fly rule should be that the infielder - or in this case outfielder (!) - should have to actually catch the ball or else the batter is awarded 1st base and all runners are awarded an advancement of 1 base.

I never imagined that my little rule suggestion would have saved MLB from this debacle.

The rule is actually a good rule when it's used correctly as it is 99.99% of the time. The runners on base are in a "no man's land" on an infield pop up. If the runners try to advance the infielder will catch the ball and double up the runner. If the runners don't try to advance then the fielder drops the ball and the runners are screwed because they are still sitting on base. It makes for an easy double play.

The problem with the call last night was it wasn't an infield fly ball even if the shortstop was callling for it, and even if it was the umpire should have called it immediately and not a split second before the ball fell between the two fielders.

Jammer · 10-06-2012

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Originally Posted by WPBCowboysFan

The Braves choke all the time in the post season. I dont pity them or their fans because they will just use it as an excuse.

That argument can easily be used against us Cowboys fans. The Cowboys have had more playoff meltdowns than the Braves have.

Of course, the Cowboys haven't made too many playoffs lately, so maybe it can't be used against us.

Numbers921 · 10-06-2012

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Originally Posted by Hoofbite

Looks to be so.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/attendance

People have no idea how big Turner Field is. It wasn't built for the Braves baseball team originally, but for the Olympics in Atlanta. There are certain times when attendance is low. If they're playing somebody like the Marlins or Padres where the other team has no fans and the Atlanta fans have little interest in seeing the Braves play that team, attendance is low. If they're playing like the Phillies, other relevant teams or there's a promotion like bobbleheads the stadium is packed. Over the course of the season it evens out. The Braves are owned by a media corporation. They set their payroll based on the revenue they bring in. A big part of that revenue is attendance. If they weren't actually drawing that many fans, they would absolutely have a smaller payroll.

Risen Star · 10-06-2012

I don't think that call was an issue. Here's why.

If you watch the replay, the infielder is going to make the play but retreats at the last moment thinking he heard the outfielder call for it. But what he actually heard was the infield fly rule called out by the ump. It happened at the exact same time.

So...if that call was never made, the infielder never mistakes it and simply catches the ball for the out.

It makes for a good excuse though for Braves fans.

TheCoolFan · 10-07-2012

And just like that, the clock might be striking midnight on the two Cinderella stories in the AL

**ABQCOWBOY** · 10-08-2012

Good game last night. Yankees pull it out in the 9th with a 5 run 9th inning. NY leads series 1-0.

Pettitte on the mound tonight vs Chen for the O's.

**ABQCOWBOY** · 10-09-2012

Another good game last night. O's managed to hold on for a 3-2 win and tie the series up 1-1. Now we go to NY for the final 3 games of the series. Wed. night it's Kuroda vs Gonzalez.

WPBCowboysFan · 10-09-2012

Pitching slightly favored for the O's in game 3. If the O's win game 3 I think they wrap it up in game 4 and take the series 3-1. Tillman probably pitches game 4. If it goes to game 5 anything can happen.

Boys122 · 10-09-2012

Nah, the Yanks will finish off the O's in New York.

WPBCowboysFan · 10-09-2012

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Originally Posted by Boys122

Nah, the Yanks will finish off the O's in New York.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/b...n-series-10091