Comments on: Oh god, not DST Monday Reading http://umpbump.com/press/2008/03/10/oh-god-not-dst-monday-reading/ In-your-face baseball commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:48:13 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Sarah Green http://umpbump.com/press/2008/03/10/oh-god-not-dst-monday-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-54941 Sarah Green Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:00:33 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/oh-god-not-dst-monday-reading/#comment-54941 I have to say that one of my favorite aspects of this "controversy" (only in ST could you have a controversy with players no one has ever heard of! I love it!) is Don Zimmer's response. Zim, aka "The Gerbil," thinks of Girardi "as a son" and <a href="http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hzYRGzGBkmtQ2LNUoNpKXzBG1Qpw" rel="nofollow">expressed his dismay</a> at the Yankee skipper's response. No word on <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?id=1636947" rel="nofollow">whether Zim got misty-eyed</a> as he made these remarks. I have to say that one of my favorite aspects of this “controversy” (only in ST could you have a controversy with players no one has ever heard of! I love it!) is Don Zimmer’s response. Zim, aka “The Gerbil,” thinks of Girardi “as a son” and expressed his dismay at the Yankee skipper’s response. No word on whether Zim got misty-eyed as he made these remarks.

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]]> By: Nick Kapur http://umpbump.com/press/2008/03/10/oh-god-not-dst-monday-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-54940 Nick Kapur Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:51:33 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/oh-god-not-dst-monday-reading/#comment-54940 That is a great picture of Johnson running over Cervelli. And I think that was a totally legitimate play. I watched the video, and Cervelli was blocking the plate. Which is a great, gritty thing to do, if you are a catcher, but if the catcher is blocking the plate before he even has the ball, what else is the runner supposed to do but run him over? Johnson had no choice but to run him over. That is how they teach baseball in every organization, at every level - if the catcher is blocking the plate before he has the ball, you have to run him over. If Cervelli didn't want to get run over in a spring training game, he shouldn't have blocked the plate. He should have left a clear path for Johnson and went for one of those pansy-ass swipe tags that Jorge Posada is always doing. That is a great picture of Johnson running over Cervelli.

And I think that was a totally legitimate play.

I watched the video, and Cervelli was blocking the plate. Which is a great, gritty thing to do, if you are a catcher, but if the catcher is blocking the plate before he even has the ball, what else is the runner supposed to do but run him over?

Johnson had no choice but to run him over. That is how they teach baseball in every organization, at every level – if the catcher is blocking the plate before he has the ball, you have to run him over. If Cervelli didn’t want to get run over in a spring training game, he shouldn’t have blocked the plate. He should have left a clear path for Johnson and went for one of those pansy-ass swipe tags that Jorge Posada is always doing.

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]]> By: Sarah Green http://umpbump.com/press/2008/03/10/oh-god-not-dst-monday-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-54939 Sarah Green Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:30:34 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/oh-god-not-dst-monday-reading/#comment-54939 Right there with you, guys. I mean, what's the most important thing for a hitter? To NOT make an out. That's first and foremost. And if your hitters---even your 3-6 hitters, which were the topic of that graph---are drawing walks, they are a)not making outs, b) driving up the opposing hurler's pitch count, and c) showing him they won't chase junk out of the zone, thus increasing the chances they'll see hittable pitches next time through the lineup. Like, duh. Right there with you, guys. I mean, what’s the most important thing for a hitter? To NOT make an out. That’s first and foremost. And if your hitters—even your 3-6 hitters, which were the topic of that graph—are drawing walks, they are a)not making outs, b) driving up the opposing hurler’s pitch count, and c) showing him they won’t chase junk out of the zone, thus increasing the chances they’ll see hittable pitches next time through the lineup.

Like, duh.

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]]> By: Danny O http://umpbump.com/press/2008/03/10/oh-god-not-dst-monday-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-54938 Danny O Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:17:23 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/oh-god-not-dst-monday-reading/#comment-54938 I too, was stifling my inter-office laugh at the firejoemorgan.com post. I ain't no stat-head, but anybody should be able to appreciate the importance of walks. They give your team opportunities to score, and they give the next hitters better pitches. That columnist is pretty dumb. As for the Progressive signs, I can appreciate your sarcastic excited anticipation. Who friggin cares? Do we really need to preview advertisements? Yankees fans: Shut the hell up. Seriously. It's baseball. People get hurt. It's not like the kid was vying with Posada to start this year. Is there an echo in here? I too, was stifling my inter-office laugh at the firejoemorgan.com post. I ain’t no stat-head, but anybody should be able to appreciate the importance of walks. They give your team opportunities to score, and they give the next hitters better pitches. That columnist is pretty dumb.

As for the Progressive signs, I can appreciate your sarcastic excited anticipation. Who friggin cares? Do we really need to preview advertisements?

Yankees fans: Shut the hell up. Seriously. It’s baseball. People get hurt. It’s not like the kid was vying with Posada to start this year.

Is there an echo in here?

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]]> By: Ben http://umpbump.com/press/2008/03/10/oh-god-not-dst-monday-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-54937 Ben Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:43:13 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/oh-god-not-dst-monday-reading/#comment-54937 That Fire Joe Morgan article was hilarious! It was the perfect attack on an ignorant sports writer. That Fire Joe Morgan article was hilarious! It was the perfect attack on an ignorant sports writer.

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]]> By: NFL Adam http://umpbump.com/press/2008/03/10/oh-god-not-dst-monday-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-46318 NFL Adam Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:06:26 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/oh-god-not-dst-monday-reading/#comment-46318 A little of both, actually. I will end up scoring a ticket, but I'm not going to be happy about sitting among the transplants complaining about the Coliseum. A little of both, actually. I will end up scoring a ticket, but I’m not going to be happy about sitting among the transplants complaining about the Coliseum.

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]]> By: Zvee Geffen http://umpbump.com/press/2008/03/10/oh-god-not-dst-monday-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-46317 Zvee Geffen Thu, 14 Feb 2008 02:35:57 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/oh-god-not-dst-monday-reading/#comment-46317 NFL Adam, I don't get it. Are you pissed that you'll be at the game with a bunch of douchebags, or that you won't get to go at all? NFL Adam, I don’t get it. Are you pissed that you’ll be at the game with a bunch of douchebags, or that you won’t get to go at all?

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]]> By: NFL Adam http://umpbump.com/press/2008/03/10/oh-god-not-dst-monday-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-46311 NFL Adam Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:42:27 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/oh-god-not-dst-monday-reading/#comment-46311 Why did they have to schedule the game with the Red Sox, meaning that all of their douche bag fans will be purchasing tickets. They should have scheduled the Angels. Why did they have to schedule the game with the Red Sox, meaning that all of their douche bag fans will be purchasing tickets. They should have scheduled the Angels.

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]]> By: Zvee Geffen http://umpbump.com/press/2008/03/10/oh-god-not-dst-monday-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-46307 Zvee Geffen Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:12:40 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/oh-god-not-dst-monday-reading/#comment-46307 "Shall I bring my dueling pistols...or my sword?" “Shall I bring my dueling pistols…or my sword?”

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]]> By: Paul Moro http://umpbump.com/press/2008/03/10/oh-god-not-dst-monday-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-46304 Paul Moro Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:14:57 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/oh-god-not-dst-monday-reading/#comment-46304 You're absolutely right, P. Oswald. It's really about as original as pointing out cliched statements by saying "How original". Man, I'm so embarrassed. You’re absolutely right, P. Oswald. It’s really about as original as pointing out cliched statements by saying “How original”. Man, I’m so embarrassed.

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