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Re: Four Blind Mice
By: DelMarFan Date: June 21, 2012, 2:08 pm
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I think there must be something about their training. "Be quick
and decisive and never admit that you might have made a mistake.
Otherwise you will always be questioned." Something like that.
The whole thing is broken and needs some fundamental change,
but I don't see it ever happening, which is why I'd scrap most
of it and let technology do the job.
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Re: Four Blind Mice
By: CurtOne Date: June 21, 2012, 2:08 pm
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OTOH, I nominate Don Denkinger for the Umpire Hall of Fame!
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Re: Four Blind Mice
By: StrikeZone Date: June 21, 2012, 2:33 pm
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[quote author=Cactus link=topic=78.msg80341#msg80341
date=1340303590]
If the Jim Wolf call was reviewed by replay, the results would
have been inconclusive. The ball definitely was bobbled.
[/quote]
That's not even close to accurate. The ball was in his glove
the entire time and it hardly moved. The shortstop's foot was
on the bag and he had control of the ball before the runner
reached the base.
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Re: Four Blind Mice
By: Dave23 Date: June 21, 2012, 2:49 pm
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I never saw a bobble either. That was as clean as it gets.
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Re: Four Blind Mice
By: mO Date: June 21, 2012, 2:56 pm
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He kind of did a scoop move with his glove at the end of the
play. Probably to allow the ball to drop from the webbing down
into the heel. The umpire may have seen the ball move and
interpreted that as a bobble.
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Re: Four Blind Mice
By: Cactus Date: June 21, 2012, 3:02 pm
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The SS made two extra moves with his glove, not one. The only
time you see that is when the ball is not securely in the glove.
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Re: Four Blind Mice
By: StrikeZone Date: June 21, 2012, 3:04 pm
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You must be watching a different video.
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Re: Four Blind Mice
By: CurtOne Date: June 21, 2012, 3:38 pm
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My video doesn't stay on the ball snag. It breaks up just a
little.
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Re: Four Blind Mice
By: brjones Date: June 21, 2012, 3:55 pm
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Even with the glove shift (which I agree with SZ was not a real
bobble), it looked to me that he stopped moving before the
runner was on the base.
I think it's overturned easily with replay.
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Re: Four Blind Mice
By: ticohans Date: June 21, 2012, 4:56 pm
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All he did was move the ball down lower in his glove. He has
enough control (i.e. NO bobble) to play around with it. Clean
and clear, no doubt about it.
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