2024 Major League Baseball season (Page 44 of 91)

I wouldn't be surprised if Cabrera tested positive for an illegal substance, he's much bulkier than he was in his Marlin days, not to mention his DUI arrest in spring training. I recall when he got pulled over he had an open bottle of rum and told the officer, "Don't you know who I am?" I don't feel anything endearing about this guy, just my opinion.

                                                                                                     Viva Gigantes!!!

                                                                                                     J Dawg

Cardinals @ Braves.  8th inning 1 out.  WTH???????????????????????

Fans don't stop throwing crap on the field I'd call the game.  Where's the freaking public address system?  Not good for either team and certainly not safe.

For two good defensive teams the Cardinal's win was rather ugly.  I think the controversial call in the eighth inning was unfortunate for the Braves and their fans, but that rule is in effect for the offensive team.  The reaction by their fans was one of the poorest displays of sportsmanship I've seen.  I don't really like this playoff format as the Braves clearly outplayed the Cards this season and now one game has ended their season.
I was listening to the game driving through non-stop hard rain from Indianapolis.  My wife was in the hospital for eleven days.  Last saturday her kidneys failed from contrast used in a CTscan and her creatine level was five times normal three days later.  She gained 10 lbs in two days before her kidneys started working again and the high levels spun off other problems before the doctors got things under control.  We're just worn out, but we're both St. Louis fans and the win lifted our spirits.
Doubt the Birds could beat the Nats, but experience and lack of it may come into play.  I really fear the Reds as they have just dominated the second half of the season.

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This thread is for all bb fans. You got a team you like? Jump on in. We west coasters do like our teams, but there are fans from quite a few non west teams here as well. Cabrera's achievement is astounding. Congrats!

About the call in Atlanta tonight. The infield fly rule comes down to a judgement decision by the umpire based on his determining if the ball was a routine pop fly, which apparently he felt it was even though it was nowhere near the infield. Was it a good call? Not in my opinion, but umpires are only human. The only play reviewable in baseball is a home run call, maybe that will change after tonight. I feel bad for the Braves and their fans and Dan Uggla's sister Jane who was sittin' next to me with her husband and stressing on every pitch through the late innings. Just unbelievable that a game of this magnitude has to involve an extremely controversial call.

                                                                                                    Viva Gigantes!!!

                                                                                                    J Dawg

Regarding the call I think after thinking about it and viewing the replay you see the umpires arm going up as the shortstop moves away from an easily caught fly ball.  That's why the rule exists to begin with, but I wonder if the same call would be made without the extra umpires and not ruled an error.  With bases loaded and one out this call may or may not have changed the outcome, but it certainly didn't help the home team in a highstakes game.

For What Its Worth ~ World Series Predictions

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