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Bellinger -- Baseball's Cagey and Speedy Mr. Interference
freerepublic.com ^ | 10/28/18 | self

Posted on 10/28/2018 4:25:14 AM PDT by a little elbow grease

Last night there was a controversial play that allowed L.A. to score 4 runs.With respect to that, I wrote this a few hours ago.

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Harold Reynolds and Joe Girardi were on the post game show last night. They went into great detail about how they were sure that Bellinger interfered.

They got out on their little studio baseball field and showed how Bellinger ran up the first base line in FAIR territory. They both thought it was interference by Bellinger. They said if they were managing Boston they "WOULD HAVE BEEN SCREAMING" at the no-call.

But the umpires chose not to call it for some bizarre, perhaps cowardly reason.

And it being unreviewable, nothing happened and Boston scored 4 runs as a result.

Bellinger interfered and it wasn't called.

Reynolds and Girardi even included an illuminating few seconds of actual "film" from the game from a camera that had been placed DIRECTLY looking toward homeplate from the right field line --- directly down the line as Bellinger hurried to first base, running INSIDE the line the entire way. It was a judgment call by the umpire that he did not interfere. Reynolds and Girardi were vehemently disagreeing. (QUITE EXCELLENT OF THEM to call out the umpires on national tv!)

That to me was one of the worst (and important) non-calls in baseball history.

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Once more:

http://www.qcbaseball.com/rules/running-lane.aspx

Running Lane to First Base

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PS --- Bellinger is a smart kid. He was very sly. Being a left handed batter (as I was all my playing years), he knew that the natural momentum/force of a left-handed hitter after his swing is to pull your body out toward FOUL territory as you are leaving the batters box. He had to quickly and purposefully adjust and turn INTO THE FIELD OF PLAY so he could be a problem for the catcher. He is a very fast runner. The catcher's throw grazed him right before he got to the bag (he was still in fair territory).

The catcher should have DRILLED HIM right in the back. Then baseball fans may have gotten the correct call.

Gutless umps.


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1 posted on 10/28/2018 4:25:14 AM PDT by a little elbow grease
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https://www.mlb.com/padres/video/bellinger-out-on-interference/c-2262133983

From 7/12/17 —— Bellinger Out On Interference/The Cheater Did It Last Year Too (LOL)


2 posted on 10/28/2018 4:26:01 AM PDT by a little elbow grease (duct tape and cable ties hold more worth than pussy hats and resistance)
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"It ain't nothin' till I call it."

— Bill Klem, legendary Major League Baseball umpire

3 posted on 10/28/2018 4:29:13 AM PDT by a little elbow grease (duct tape and cable ties hold more worth than pussy hats and resistance)
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To: a little elbow grease

Thanks! Yeah, it looked shady to me, too.

Go Boston!!!


4 posted on 10/28/2018 4:32:50 AM PDT by Basket_of_Deplorables (Huber will saaaaaaave ussss! ....Not.)
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To: Basket_of_Deplorables
"Thanks! Yeah, it looked shady to me, too.

Go Boston!!!"

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Yes ........... he cheated and he got away with it. I would have GONE NUTS if that had happened against my Pirates

;-)

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Here's a baseball laugh for you...

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"You don't realize how easy this game is until you get up in that broadcasting booth." ---- Mickey Mantle

5 posted on 10/28/2018 4:37:53 AM PDT by a little elbow grease (duct tape and cable ties hold more worth than pussy hats and resistance)
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To: C19fan; Mears; All
ping .........

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Smiles for Sunday morning:

Running a ball club is like raising kids who fall out of trees. — Tom Trebelhorn

I watch a lot of baseball on radio. — Gerald Ford Bob Gibson is the luckiest pitcher I ever saw. He always pitches when the other team doesn't score any runs. — Tim McCarver

Trying to sneak a pitch past Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak the sunrise past a rooster. — Joe Adcock

I never took the game home with me. I always left it in some bar. — Bob Lemon

Well, it took me 17 years to get 3,000 hits in baseball, and I did it in one afternoon on the golf course. — Hank Aaron

6 posted on 10/28/2018 4:43:06 AM PDT by a little elbow grease (duct tape and cable ties hold more worth than pussy hats and resistance)
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To: a little elbow grease
From your description:

Last night there was a controversial play that allowed L.A. to score 4 runs.

And then later:

But the umpires chose not to call it for some bizarre, perhaps cowardly reason.

And it being unreviewable, nothing happened and Boston scored 4 runs as a result.

Say what?

Who scored the four runs, Boston or L.A.?

7 posted on 10/28/2018 4:50:13 AM PDT by JohnG45
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To: JohnG45
Sorry ........ that was a mistake by me I think you KNOW who scored four runs! Don't be a dweeb.
8 posted on 10/28/2018 5:04:40 AM PDT by a little elbow grease (duct tape and cable ties hold more worth than pussy hats and resistance)
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To: JohnG45

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiXJxHYfrbk

—— have some highlights -— GAME 4 HIGHLIGHTS


9 posted on 10/28/2018 5:08:02 AM PDT by a little elbow grease (duct tape and cable ties hold more worth than pussy hats and resistance)
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To: a little elbow grease

Too funny.ots of good baseball quips out there.

Fox did great with their pitching analysis in realtime. Great camera work, too.

Great game.


10 posted on 10/28/2018 5:08:15 AM PDT by Basket_of_Deplorables (Huber will saaaaaaave ussss! ....Not.)
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To: Basket_of_Deplorables; caww; Diogenesis; bitt; bagster; Hotlanta Mike; 2ndDivisionVet; ...
"Fox did great with their pitching analysis in real time. Great camera work, too.

Great game."

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Great game alright!

Here's one more for you:

Bob Gibson is the luckiest pitcher I ever saw. He always pitches when the other team doesn't score any runs. — Tim McCarver

11 posted on 10/28/2018 5:23:43 AM PDT by a little elbow grease (duct tape and cable ties hold more worth than pussy hats and resistance)
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To: a little elbow grease
...I think you KNOW who scored four runs!

No I don't! Didn't watch, won't watch.

I live in NYC. I am a lifelong Yankees fan. Hate Boston! Hate L.A. since their Brooklyn Dodgers days at Ebbets Field.

If I was rooting, I would root for both to lose.

12 posted on 10/28/2018 5:24:43 AM PDT by JohnG45
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To: a little elbow grease

The catcher should have held the ball, there was no chance in hell of throwing the runner out. That was the first mistake.


13 posted on 10/28/2018 5:30:10 AM PDT by nobamanomore
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To: JohnG45
"No I don't! Didn't watch, won't watch.

I live in NYC. I am a lifelong Yankees fan. Hate Boston! Hate L.A. since their Brooklyn Dodgers days at Ebbets Field.

If I was rooting, I would root for both to lose."

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LOL ...... bless you, really.

I'm a 71 year old Pittsburgher who as a 13 year old boy watched our ragtag Pirates beat the FANTASTIC 1960 Yankees ...... a team that was almost a walking All Star team. The Yankees scored a total of 55 runs, we scored 27.

Anyhow, Your Yankees now are a great team. I root for you guys now because I like Aaron Judge ........ and still feel sorry for Casey Stengel and Yogi Berra.

;-)

Be well ......... and go get 'em next year!

PS ___ That broke my heart tooo when 'Da Bums skipped town. That was disgusting.. Old Ebbets Field was a gem. I still remember all those good old guys...... Gil Hodges was one of my favorite players for Brooklyn.

14 posted on 10/28/2018 5:42:58 AM PDT by a little elbow grease (duct tape and cable ties hold more worth than pussy hats and resistance)
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To: a little elbow grease
GAME 4 HIGHLIGHTS

Thank you for that link.

15 posted on 10/28/2018 5:44:45 AM PDT by KevinB (If I'm ever arrested, I'm switching parties.)
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To: a little elbow grease

I think this is B.S. I’m almost certain that a player running in the baseline cannot be called out for interference in that case unless the ball actually hits him. No reason to call this an egregious call. Nobody complained on the field, and Boston’s manager didn’t even call for a replay.


16 posted on 10/28/2018 5:50:11 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("The Russians escaped while we weren't watching them ... like Russians willm)
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To: a little elbow grease
Just so you know, I don't know either. I used to be a big baseball fan, but now I don't know the names of the players and probably coldn't keep track of what team each was playing for this year.

ML/NJ

17 posted on 10/28/2018 6:03:48 AM PDT by ml/nj (.)
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To: Basket_of_Deplorables

I’ve been surprised how shady the Dodgers team is. I expected them to be classy.


18 posted on 10/28/2018 6:23:46 AM PDT by big'ol_freeper (If your opponent is of choleric temper, irritate him. ~ Sun Tzu)
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To: a little elbow grease

He was right on the line. No problems with Bellinger. It was a bad throw.


19 posted on 10/28/2018 6:26:55 AM PDT by mfish13 (Elections have Consequences.)
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To: a little elbow grease

The catcher should have DRILLED HIM right in the back. Then baseball fans may have gotten the correct call.
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That is how you ‘taught’ an opposing runner to slide into a base, not try to barrel you over, come out throwing side arm and - like shooting - aim for the mass....

Only takes once and they ‘learn’ how to slide.

I remember when Bryce Harper first came up, Cole Hamels purposely hit him (He admitted it later and probably told BH on the way to first)

Harper eventually ended up stealing home after that hit by pitch and the next time up he purposely dropped a bunt up the first base line (hoping the pitcher would have to field it?) -my speculation..

Would have been interesting to see what the ‘brash young 19 year old would have done to the ‘crafty veteran pitcher’ if the three would have gotten to the same spot at the same time....

No doubt in MY mind that BH intended to leave spike marks UP Hamels’ back...


20 posted on 10/28/2018 6:35:25 AM PDT by xrmusn ((6/98)""Politicians should wear uniforms-like Nascar drivers-- to ID their Corporate Sponsors")
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