tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post1075135949569821470..comments2024-02-15T05:42:18.307-05:00Comments on Nats Insider: Monday news and discussionMark Zuckermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525315258889435961noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-78727603962794548162012-01-10T10:53:53.613-05:002012-01-10T10:53:53.613-05:00Me, too. Maybe we were both hallucinating?Me, too. Maybe we were both hallucinating?natsfan1anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-11640642951545568312012-01-10T08:07:32.605-05:002012-01-10T08:07:32.605-05:00I could swear I've seen something white kick u...I could swear I've seen something white kick up on balls that hit the line.Soul Possession, PFB Sofahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08891662837668214475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-53804639533125540632012-01-09T22:48:53.000-05:002012-01-09T22:48:53.000-05:001. Fair foul calls are among the easiest to make.....<i>1. Fair foul calls are among the easiest to make...chalk or no chalk. To make it surer, add some color to the chalk.</i><br /><br />They don't use chalk any more, they use paint. No puff. So I suppose you could look at the ball to see if there's a paint smudge, but there might not always be. Instant replay would be quicker.Feel Woodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-75016508037405885242012-01-09T21:44:20.309-05:002012-01-09T21:44:20.309-05:00To bring up a different subject, although someone ...To bring up a different subject, although someone mentioned it on the side, is the beginning of the use of instant replay, apparently for fair/foul or catch/no catch. This is truly stupid. I speak as a a former umpire:<br /><br />1. Fair foul calls are among the easiest to make...chalk or no chalk. To make it surer, add some color to the chalk.<br /><br />2. Actually, the answer is simple. 6 umpires per game. Right now, you are using 2 extra umpires for the All Star game and playoffs. Therefore, baseball is having 2 extra umpires per game do something in the 40 or so most important games of the year that they don't do in the other 2,500 or so games.<br /><br />3. The extra umpires give the game some interesting advantages. <br /> a. Only two of the umpires would do the plate, switching off. The talent for calling the plate is very different than calling bases. <br /> b. Assuming that the foul line umpires actually run, they should be right on top of any catch or trap. I know of a number of umpires who are almost perfect behind the plate and are regularly out of position on the bases.<br /> c. The extra umpires should be able to rotate more smoothly and do a better job of covering centerfield. <br /><br />By the way, forget trying to use optics for balls and strikes. The way the rules are currently written, it would be almost an impossibility, but an umpire with a real talent for balls & strikes and mistakes are seriously reduced.Catcher50https://www.blogger.com/profile/17087814215014175228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-58466860747423393342012-01-09T20:39:44.171-05:002012-01-09T20:39:44.171-05:00A couple of you made a connection, without specifi...A couple of you made a connection, without specifically stating it. If I'm not mistaken, Rose's penalty is exactly the same as that given Shoeless Joe, so if the HOF is open to Rose (who was proven to have bet on baseball), it has to be open to Shoeless Joe.Catcher50https://www.blogger.com/profile/17087814215014175228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-13043694601710816542012-01-09T17:54:22.154-05:002012-01-09T17:54:22.154-05:00Sec 3, My Sofa said...
The Olympics takes away med...<i>Sec 3, My Sofa said...<br />The Olympics takes away medals all the time. </i><br /><br />For infractions committed prior to or during a competition, yes. But that's a different situation than we're talking here. This would be revoking an honor because the recipient did something wrong <i>after</i> the honor was awarded. Like if an Olympic gold medalist's medal was stripped because he failed a drug test administered years after the race was run. That doesn't happen.Feel Woodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-47339622612705123972012-01-09T16:02:10.631-05:002012-01-09T16:02:10.631-05:00The Olympics takes away medals all the time.
Ca...The Olympics takes away medals all the time. <br /><br /><br />Capcha was "permit" -- I guess it favors Rose being in.Soul Possession, PFB Sofahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08891662837668214475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-960241804700968822012-01-09T16:00:04.907-05:002012-01-09T16:00:04.907-05:00No. In your scenario, I would have taken down his ...<i>No. In your scenario, I would have taken down his plaque. <br /><br />#4</i><br /><br />Has that ever happened, in any sport? O.J. Simpson is still in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and he's currently doing time for crimes in Vegas.Feel Woodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-37080116544683585412012-01-09T15:25:09.181-05:002012-01-09T15:25:09.181-05:00"If you're going to make judgements about..."If you're going to make judgements about HoF worthiness on a player's whole lifetime rather than just his playing days, then eligibility for HoF should be limited to players who are already dead, wouldn't you agree?"<br /><br />The gentleman makes a good point....UnkyDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10427401050130317607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-20632748535591136652012-01-09T15:23:58.494-05:002012-01-09T15:23:58.494-05:00No. In your scenario, I would have taken down his ...No. In your scenario, I would have taken down his plaque. <br /><br />#4#4noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-35858690898002529052012-01-09T15:11:33.188-05:002012-01-09T15:11:33.188-05:00With all due respect Feel Wood I don't think t...<i>With all due respect Feel Wood I don't think that matters. Imagine how our enjoyment of baseball would be impacted if we felt that the games were not on the level. It would be like the steroids issue times 100. Fair competition is the foundation of the game. There must zero tolerance for betting as a result, even for the guy who may be one of the greatest players of all time.<br /><br />#4</i><br /><br />This is why I asked if he bet on baseball <i>as a player</i>. What if he had retired from playing, got elected to the HoF after five years and <i>then</i> got hired to manage the Reds and developed the gambling problem? If you're going to make judgements about HoF worthiness on a player's whole lifetime rather than just his playing days, then eligibility for HoF should be limited to players who are already dead, wouldn't you agree?Feel Woodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-11157485044757864002012-01-09T15:07:54.156-05:002012-01-09T15:07:54.156-05:00Rogers Hornsby was not only a big gambler on the h...Rogers Hornsby was not only a big gambler on the horses(once one of America's most popular sports) but probably helped fix races.Binx Bollingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-68777518270128307282012-01-09T15:07:48.122-05:002012-01-09T15:07:48.122-05:00Only Larkin.Only Larkin.UnkyDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10427401050130317607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-83659598622972579772012-01-09T14:55:34.115-05:002012-01-09T14:55:34.115-05:00Feel Wood,
Both Mantle HOF 1974, and Mays HOF 197...Feel Wood,<br /><br />Both Mantle HOF 1974, and Mays HOF 1979, were already in the HOF. <br /><br />The were banned form attending any HOF ceremonies until they were reinstated. <br /><br />No gambling, ban for life! Every player knows this no one else besides Rose since 1920 has every had to be ban for this. Rose F'd up big time. <br /><br />Hey I loved the guy growing up even met him once. He probably could have worked out an arrangement with MLB if he had just come clean in the investigation but he lied his ass off even when they had damning evidence. When the HOF time limit for voting for him was just about to expire then he came clean. It really is very sad.The Foxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-53339728952443088282012-01-09T14:53:36.999-05:002012-01-09T14:53:36.999-05:00Carpenter still needs a lot more experience. I wis...Carpenter still needs a lot more experience. I wish he would get it in the minors and leave the majors to the pros.Rabbitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-42942003803782092482012-01-09T14:44:20.725-05:002012-01-09T14:44:20.725-05:00With all due respect Feel Wood I don't think t...With all due respect Feel Wood I don't think that matters. Imagine how our enjoyment of baseball would be impacted if we felt that the games were not on the level. It would be like the steroids issue times 100. Fair competition is the foundation of the game. There must zero tolerance for betting as a result, even for the guy who may be one of the greatest players of all time.<br /><br />#4#4noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-64948139227783879492012-01-09T14:42:34.125-05:002012-01-09T14:42:34.125-05:00Joe Jackson's shoes are in the HOF, I've s...Joe Jackson's shoes are in the HOF, I've seen them ;).<br /><br />The answer is maybe. He really only played 10 years and one of those he was injured. <br /><br />However his last year he did bat .382 and lead the league in triples at age 32 with 20. Ruth batted 4th that year in AL .376 with 54 HR's changing the game forever. <br /><br />I'd probably put him in because of the injustice of it. If it happened today not one of them would have been ban they actually won their court case and Kenesaw Mountain Landis ban them anyway for life. <br /><br />There was no official policy before Landis, at least not one that said they would be ban for life. Seems harsh now but it was probably the right thing to do for baseball.<br /><br />Watch Eight Men Out its a good movie. <br /><br />Just to give you an idea on how harsh the gambling policy is Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays, both retired and both in no way involved in baseball anymore, were banned in 1983 after they were hired by casinos in Atlantic City, as greeters and autograph signers. Bowie Kuhn opined that a casino was "no place for a baseball hero and Hall of Famer"; Mantle and Mays were reinstated by Peter Ueberroth in 1985.<br /><br />Rose thought that he would have no problem betting on baseball even after Mantle and Mays were banned for shaking hands at a casino? <br /><br />Rose "great player" but either unbelievably arrogant or dumb as a box of rocks or maybe both. <br /><br />Sorry Rose fans never, never, never getting in the HOF as long as he is alive.The Foxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-14321931828084001982012-01-09T14:35:55.619-05:002012-01-09T14:35:55.619-05:00Pete Rose should not be in. He bet on baseball whi...<i>Pete Rose should not be in. He bet on baseball which impacted his team's ability to succeed. I cite two examples assuming he always bet on his team to win.</i> <br /><br />If Rose was on the HoF ballot just as a manager you might have a point. But if he's HoF-worthy at all it would be as a player. Is there any evidence that he bet on baseball during his playing days?<br /><br />Also, there is precedent for players being elected to the HoF even though they were banned from baseball for extended periods of time after they retired from playing due to taking employment from casino operations. I speak of Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays.Feel Woodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-7079894181696758452012-01-09T14:28:24.302-05:002012-01-09T14:28:24.302-05:00Pete Rose should not be in. He bet on baseball whi...Pete Rose should not be in. He bet on baseball which impacted his team's ability to succeed. I cite two examples assuming he always bet on his team to win.<br /><br />#1 - Rose places a bet on his team to win in Thursday's game. He's used his best reliever three days in a row and should not use him a fourth day. However, he's up by a run and wants to win his bet. He uses his reliever thereby hamstringing his bullpen for a week.<br /><br />#2 - Rose knows he has a good bet for tomorrow's game because of the pitching match-up. Today he's up by a run, but because he knows he's betting tomorrow, he saves his pitcher.<br /><br />We need to understand that any time a player or manager starts betting, even on his own team to win, it calls into question the integrity of every game he's played in or managed. Once that happens, the game is ruined.<br /><br />#4#4noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-35682593245276383822012-01-09T14:23:12.277-05:002012-01-09T14:23:12.277-05:00Is it Debi or is it MASN? I wonder if MASN is maki...<i>Is it Debi or is it MASN? I wonder if MASN is making Debi look bad as they give her only 2 or 3 questions she can ask or is Debi the ditz many people say she is? I am thinking it is MASN. I think Debi can ask more than "what was working for you tonight" or "how do you feel" or "what will you do your next outing" or "what was your approach".</i><br /><br />If it's MASN, then why doesn't Amber Theoharis look like a ditz? And why is Amber Theoharis allowed to be critical of the Orioles on her <a href="http://www.masnsports.com/amber_theoharis/2012/01/nats-os-miles-apart-in-building-winning-organizations.html" rel="nofollow">MASN</a> <a href="http://www.masnsports.com/amber_theoharis/2011/12/wondering-where-the-os-upside-is-for-2012.html" rel="nofollow">blog</a> if Debbi Taylor can't be equally as frank on hers?Feel Woodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-79998834581990439742012-01-09T14:16:02.473-05:002012-01-09T14:16:02.473-05:00QUESTION- Should Shoeless Joe Jackson, who receive...<i>QUESTION- Should Shoeless Joe Jackson, who received none of the Rothstein bribe, be considered for the Hall of Fame?</i><br /><br />Hall of Fame: No Shoes No Shirt No ServiceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-37841045857174603212012-01-09T14:15:05.399-05:002012-01-09T14:15:05.399-05:00Actually, it is disputed on whether Jackson receiv...Actually, it is disputed on whether Jackson received bribe money. He testified yes but recanted. But he probably did.DFLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-13364820858455034902012-01-09T14:13:32.397-05:002012-01-09T14:13:32.397-05:00With all the moves in recent years to get smart wo...With all the moves in recent years to get smart women like Suzy Kolber on the sidelines that can ask relevant questions, MASN hasn't figured out how to make this process work with Debi Taylor. <br /><br />Is it Debi or is it MASN? I wonder if MASN is making Debi look bad as they give her only 2 or 3 questions she can ask or is Debi the ditz many people say she is? I am thinking it is MASN. I think Debi can ask more than "what was working for you tonight" or "how do you feel" or "what will you do your next outing" or "what was your approach".<br /><br />Is it time to get FP down into the locker room after the game to conduct the post-game interviews and just use Debi during the game and pre-game? It is a step backwards from the 3 person format "2 in the booth" and sideline reporter. The Dodgers do it fine with just Vin!Steve M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-15467207413116082632012-01-09T14:00:55.705-05:002012-01-09T14:00:55.705-05:00QUESTION- Should Shoeless Joe Jackson, who receive...QUESTION- Should Shoeless Joe Jackson, who received none of the Rothstein bribe, be considered for the Hall of Fame? A debate might be interesting.DFLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-31113911801735494842012-01-09T13:46:01.578-05:002012-01-09T13:46:01.578-05:00There is no baseball rule against drinking or woma...There is no baseball rule against drinking or womanizing. <br /><br />Baseball's gambling policy is still prominently displayed in every locker room, and it must be read annually to each player by a club employee.The Foxnoreply@blogger.com