Baseball needs to upgrade Umpires NOW!  share 2 days ago by Bill Smith MLB Umpire Foster MLB’s reputation has taken major hits from the steroid scandal, missing the playoffs because of a strike and leadership of the some times blind but always intellectually challenged Bud Selig. But there is a bigger problem with the game—the ineptness of some of its umpires. Umpire M ... FryingPan Sports - fryingpansports.com · Rank: 25,878 ·  3 references |
| The Umpire And “The Ball Beat The Runner” share 2 days ago by Moshe Mandel From Matt Gelb: When Derek Jeter was called out attempting to steal third base with no one out, he asked third base umpire Marty Foster for a reason. Jeter thought he was safe. The ball had beaten him there, but he moved his left hand around Scott Rolen’s glove and replays showed he touched the bag ... The Yankee Universe - theyankeeuniverse.com · Rank: 105,696 · 15 references |
| Yankees Won't Be Joining Umpire For Post-Game Pizza Party [Mlb] share 2 days ago by Ben Cohen For as much glory as there is to be had in Little League — and not just by the 13-year-old with the mustache — there are more disheartening components. Like the umpires. Those guys were the pits. Joe Girardi and Derek Jeter, with tears streaming from their blotchy red eyes, remembered painful days o ... Deadspin - deadspin.com · Rank: 53 · 4334 references |
| You’re Missing A Great Game share 2 days ago by Cliff Corcoran John Hirschbeck’s umpiring crew got, by my count, four calls wrong in Sunday’s game. They split them between the two teams, three going against the Yankees, one against the Blue Jays, but there were moments when it seemed the actions of the players were taking place in a distinct and separate realit ... bronxbanterblog.com - bronxbanterblog.com · Rank: 14,198 · 98 references |
| * TWIBB — July 3 share 6 days ago by ronkaplan This week in baseball books, featuring the best-sellers according to Amazon.com on Friday, July 3. Title Rank General Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend , Tye 1 The Yankee Years, Torre and Verducci 2 Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, Lewis 3 As They See ‘Em: A Fan’s Travel ... Ron Kaplan's Baseball ... - rksbaseballbookshelf.wordpress.com · Rank: 84,645 · 68 references |
| * National Pastime Radio update share 6 days ago by ronkaplan * Yesterday, Larry Tye, author of the new Satchel Paige biography, was a guest on The Leonard Lopate Show. Hear it here: * A recent episode of Radio Lab considered the likelihood of athletics streaks, including Joe DiMaggio’s 56-gamer. Superior ability or just random chance? You can here it here: * ... Ron Kaplan's Baseball ... - rksbaseballbookshelf.wordpress.com · Rank: 84,645 · 68 references |
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