From 7/12/17 —— Bellinger Out On Interference/The Cheater Did It Last Year Too (LOL)
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From 7/12/17 —— Bellinger Out On Interference/The Cheater Did It Last Year Too (LOL)
Thanks! Yeah, it looked shady to me, too.
Go Boston!!!
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.?
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.
He was right on the line. No problems with Bellinger. It was a bad throw.
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...
Bellinger did a shrewd thing. Good baseball smarts. The catcher failed to do what you suggested. Bad baseball smarts.
It's very difficult for the catcher to thread that needle on a hurried throw. It's also tricky for the guy covering 1st base as his view is somewhat obstructed and the ball can get deflected off the runner. So the correct move for the catcher??? DRILL HIM SQUARE IN THE BACK! Let the umps sort it out with more time to make a review.
So far as I recall, the runner has the “right” to the base path.
The problem arose when the throw to the plate was high, which caused a rushed throw. The catcher and the first baseman have a right to throw the ball in the most direct line.
None of them “appeared” to be obviously impacting the other.
That is why they are “judgement “ calls.
I was screaming at the TV first for the umps to call interference, and then for Cora to challenge. I could not figure out why there was not a huge argument over that.
And now I know. The easiest play in the world to review, and for some reason it is non-reviewable. It can't be any harder than a foul line call to get right, and it amazes me that between the home plate, first base, and right field line umps, none of them ever considered calling Bellinger out.
Boston fans, sheesh... They win a game and you STILL whine! And you wonder why everybody rolls their eyes at you? People even pull for the Yankees to beat your team. They’d rather watch Alec Baldwin on SNL than listen to you whine and complain. Hillary’s screeching on the campaign stump is music to their ears!
You are fortunate to have a good team to pull for. Maybe asking too much but perhaps grow up a little?...
The interference call is NOT automatic simply because the base runner does not confine himself to the 3-foot lane.
What a man that Bellinger ………. a selfish, over zealous swing at a two strike 99 mph rising fast ball when his team was down four runs.
Bad baseball Corey Bellinger ………. a player of dubious ability when it counts.
(At least he has a great arm from centerfield and he runs very well, especially out of the base paths.)
Congrats to the Boston Red Sox. They are one fabulously entertaining and complete team.
PS --- If I were a Dodger fan I would have been grossed out by my team’s last SIX BATTERS striking out to end the season. PATHETIC!
A long winter in La La Land.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4nwMDZYXTI
10/15/88: Vin Scully calls Kirk Gibson’s full at-bat that finishes with a legendary walk-off homer during Game 1 of the World Series (FANTASTIC)