MLB Discussion

[Guest]

That call was worse than "butter face"

[Brock N Roll]

Dumb as fuck. Terrible throw by salty

[KennyFuckingPowers]

I dont understand how ANYONE can say that was a bad call. IT WAS CLEAR INTERFERENCE! 

[KennyFuckingPowers]

The only bad call was Salty deciding to throw it to third. 

[BuzzersonKillwell]

The only bad call was Salty deciding to throw it to third.

[Guest]

They might as well have called pushing

[sjb2k1]

The only bad call was Salty deciding to throw it to third. 

yep, he got greedy

 

i dont know if middlebrooks intentionally interfered, but he DID interfere. that's all moot though if saltalamacchia doesn't make that throw in the first place.

[BuzzersonKillwell]

Everyone but Salty knows Salty has a terrible arm.

[GradedOnACurve]

The only bad call was Salty deciding to throw it to third.

QFT

[Guest]

Rule 2.00 from MLB rules: OBSTRUCTION is the act of a fielder who, while not in possession of the ball and not in the act of fielding the ball, impedes the progress of any runner.

 

 

 

HE WAS IN THE ACT OF FIELDING THE BALL.

[KennyFuckingPowers]

No. The ball was way past him and in the outfield when he put his legs up. Come on Ry. I understand why you hate the call, but its the right call.

[aviolentworld]

Rule 2.00 from MLB rules: OBSTRUCTION is the act of a fielder who, while not in possession of the ball and not in the act of fielding the ball, impedes the progress of any runner.

 

 

 

HE WAS IN THE ACT OF FIELDING THE BALL.

 

i don't know dude.  i watched a couple of times and that dude kicks his legs in the air to trip him up.  this is coming from a casual fan of baseball with no clue on any of the rules besides the obvious ones.

 

and like others have stated if that catcher just held on to the ball boston could be singing a different tune.

[Guest]

Just read an interview with torre and Joyce discussing the rule, and ridiculous fucking circumstances have fucked Boston right in its tender little pink hole once again.

Hey this is the stupid rule people decided was okay so we're going to enforce it in an extremely pivotal moment, k?

Fuck jim Joyce and fuck that piece of shit behind the plate whose name isn't worth remembering because he was the most inconsistent garbage man of all time.

[Guest]

You cannot say he was TRYING to trip him. He was focused entirely on that ball making its way into left field.

They can go ahead and ignore intention all they want, but it's the only thing they can do to save face on such an embarrassing ending.

[KennyFuckingPowers]

As soon as that play happened I said to my brother "holy shit, this kid Ry is going to fucking explode in this thread." 

[sjb2k1]

would not have been interference if he hadn't put his legs up that second time. but he did.

 

i want the sox to win too but the blame is not with the call, it's with #39. he got greedy and made a shitty throw, setting that whole thing into motion.

[Guest]

to be entirely honest, as i saw the pay happen live, i knew it would be called.

but when i saw the replay, i was outraged.

[kamalatapes]

I don't know mannnnnn....

 

Obstruction is purposeful. 3rd basemen, clearly dove to his right essentially leaving all that running room for the slide in to third. But it's all dramatic because the runner gets up from a slide, and since 3rd basemen already laid out for a catch, it looks sloppy. I think when both players are on the floor, obstruction needs to be negated.

[kamalatapes]

Anyone else think this series sucks because there is too much red on the field? It's like watching one giant team play with each other just with a slightly alternate uniform haha.

[KennyFuckingPowers]

No because I dont give a shit about team colors, I care about good baseball. 

[kamalatapes]

Whoops haha I didn't mean, "I think this series sucks because the team colors are identical" I meant does it suck it's hard to follow with the identical colors.

[kamalatapes]

 I care about good baseball. 

 

I've barely seen good baseball in this series! Tons of nerves and sloppy plays. But I guess that makes it exciting for the opposing team. 

[GradedOnACurve]

Rule 2.00 from MLB rules: OBSTRUCTION is the act of a fielder who, while not in possession of the ball and not in the act of fielding the ball, impedes the progress of any runner.

 

 

 

HE WAS IN THE ACT OF FIELDING THE BALL.

 

Ry you gotta post the rest of it. Then it will make sense

 

 

OBSTRUCTION is the act of a fielder who, while not in possession of the ball and not in the act of fielding the ball, impedes the progress of any runner.

Rule 2.00 (Obstruction) Comment: If a fielder is about to receive a thrown ball and if the ball is in flight directly toward and near enough to the fielder so he must occupy his position to receive the ball he may be considered in the act of fielding a ball. It is entirely up to the judgment of the umpire as to whether a fielder is in the act of fielding a ball. After a fielder has made an attempt to field a ball and missed, he can no longer be in the act of fielding the ball. For example: If an infielder dives at a ground ball and the ball passes him and he continues to lie on the ground and delays the progress of the runner, he very likely has obstructed the runner.

 

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/10/27/more-on-rule-7-06-obstruction/

 

Its also a judgement call at that point. Even if there is no intent. Done deal. They got it right.

[Guest]

i posted exactly what mlb tweeted.

[GradedOnACurve]

Ah gotcha. The HardballTalk article cleared things up. I honestly don't blame Middlebrooks for what he did. I would do it too and hope it doesn't get called because there is no play at the plate if Middlebrooks is out of way.