Keep it classy Atlanta**

[missouridawg]

I would love to see you pull up those quotes. Absolutely love it.

I was saying that Colby Rasmus deserved to be an all-star that year more than the next Albert Pujols "Jason Heyward". I said NOTHING of the sort that should've been construed as I thought Colby was the next perennial NL All-Star.

Better luck next year Braves fans. Work on that fielding in the off-season.

 

[MSDawg34]

Buster Olney say that in the past 3 seasons the furthest infield fly call was 178 feet from home plate. Last night it was 225 feet from home plate. The outfield umps aare there to assist on line calls. That was not the LF umpires call to make

 

[Lawdawg.sixpack]

But the LF umpires make that call, and are supposed to on plays like that. The infield umpires are out of position to judge the location of the ball. It boils down to a judgment call. And based on what he saw, that was his judgment at that time.

I don't think the replay from this year they showed on MLBN was 50 feet closer. I'd like to see how Olney got that stat.

Like I said, I don't agree with the call. But the umpire did what others have done in the same situation, based on what he saw, right before the SS lost the ball. I don't think it was ordinary, and the call wasn't necessary for the rule's intent, but I understand what he saw and did based on what they showed other umps have done and what they are supposed to look for.

 

[PBRME]

Wrong, Ross called time out before he was in motion. The umpire granted him the timeout, but by the time the umpire could get his hands up to signal timeout Lohse started his motion.

Just because a batter asks for timeout doesn't mean it has to be granted. The ump 17'd up by calling time out after Lohse started his motion.

Umpires will not call “Time” at the request of the batter or any member of his team once the pitcher has started his windup or has come to a set position even though the batter claims “dust in his eyes,” “steamed glasses,” “didn’t get the sign” or for any other cause.

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/official_rules/batter_6.jsp

 

[KurtRambis4]

I see youve

ignored the posts discussing classy cardinal fans doing this exact thing and sending DEATH threats to umpires.

 

[zerosktr151]

I was there and it was the most insane sports experience I've witnessed in person, I was under the Chop House guy i was talking to next to me got coated with Copenhagen, just nasty. I for one didn't throw a thing but did find it funny a dad to my right giving his 10 year old son the go ahead in the ******** chant

 

[MStateFan22]

It's not hard to understand.

No the umpire does not have to grant him a time out (I never said otherwise so why are you bringing this up). But he did grant the timeout. And he granted him the timeout right before he started the motion. So stop saying it was after Lohse started his motion. That is just incorrect. The umpire made the decision to grant the time out right before he started the motion.

Now you might can argue the "has come to a set position" part of the rule but timeouts are called all year long with a pitcher in a set position. However this is the first time there has ever been a 225 ft infield fly.

 

[PBRME]

According to the rule book, that timeout was a blown call costing the Cardinals to go down by 2 runs that came into play later in the game. The only reason the timeout isn't being made an issue is because the Cards won. Both teams were the victims of bad calls so in my eyes it's a wash.

 

[MStateFan22]

According to the rule book every time a batter steps out of the box or dirt around the plate it is a blown call.

Technically yes, it was a blown call (according to the rule book word for word) but it's common knowledge that umps often give time outs while pitchers are set all year long every year. There is a difference in the rule book and how the game is played.

If the Braves won, that timeout would definitely be more in the spot light but there wouldn't be any players, coaches, or tv people talking about how it was a terrible call. Only Cardinals fans.

 

[BoomBoom.sixpack]

You have no idea what you are talking about.

As that game was the first playoff game this year, and OF umpires are only used in playoff games, this was the first game this year with a LF umpire. So clearly there have been no prior games this year where a LF umpire has made that same call.

 

[PBRME]

And that is my point. It was a blown call that could've cost the Cardinals the game. The announcers did talk about it when it happened, and how the time shouldn't of been allowed. Each side got a bad call.