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2008 MLB Season
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didn't take long for that great pitching staff to suffer an injury. pedro is just about finished, the mets have to be kidding themselves if they think he's supposed to be their solid #2 guy. same goes for much of the team, since they are built mostly on broken down free agents, as all but two regulars, wright and reyes, avoided injury in spring training. don't be shocked if the injury bug starts going around sometime this year in the mets clubhouse, leading to a cold streak. if the mets lose either santana, maine or perez, i can seem them falling out of the race fast.
I can't believe he is hurt again! He looked healthy and pretty strong in spring training. The Mets already needed to find a consistent 5th starter, now they need to find a 4th and 5th starter. Santana, Perez, and Maine had better hold the fort until Pedro gets back.
Well the Braves have to win a game first before the Mets fall apart. Sorry had to say it.
Washington is looking decent so far, a long way to go but they don't look half bad at the moment.
Yankees win, 3-2.
Dodgers win 3-2.
Oh yah, and Paps struck out the side in the 9th
Oh yeah, Saito struck out the side in the 9th -- on 12 pitches.
At this time of year, A game could just as easily be snowed out in New York x 2, Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago x 2, and so on. A retractable roof would have been nice, ala Milwaukee - but baseball is meant to be played outdoors!
Besides the real reason for the roof was to enhance fan noise
The funny thing is that when it happened, no one watching the game could tell what it was about. All of a sudden they switch to a camera showing Bowa screaming at an umpire and getting ejected. Eventually they showed a replay of another angle showing that he was told to get back in the coaches' box, a rule that they apparently decided to start enforcing for the first time in modern history.
Other official rules that it would be nice to see enforced:
- The top third of the real strike zone.
- Batters must attempt to get out of the path of a ball in order to get a HBP.
- Infielders turning the pivot for a double play have to actually touch second base.
- Batters have to stand in a real batter's box instead of the rubbed out area they create in every game.
- Catchers can't block the plate unless they possess the ball.
Isn't there also a rule that the pitcher has 12 seconds to throw a pitch after he sets. And if the batter is out of the box for more then 15 seconds or something they call an automatic strike.
I believe the real problem was that Bowa was mouthing off to the home plate umpire.
Bowa is old school and doesn't like wearing the helmet and doesn't want to be told to stay in the coaching box.
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/bi...ill-not-wear-your-stupid-helmet?urn=mlb,69358
Harden gets out of another bases loaded jam.Larry Bowa said:
He's agreed to wear the helmet. Most of the coaches think it's a silly rule and are complying only reluctantly. As for wandering from the coaching box, I've seen few coaches who remain totally anchored. It doesn't become an issue unless they get a complaint from the defending team (the pitcher, most likely), or he heckles the home plate umpire. It seems Bowa had something to say before ump ordered him back into the box.
Brewers looking pretty good
I know its early but Milwaukee just creamed Chi in Chi to start 2-0. Looking decent with young talent. Pitching keeps up they might get hot no?
I know its early but Milwaukee just creamed Chi in Chi to start 2-0. Looking decent with young talent. Pitching keeps up they might get hot no?
Have you ever seen him get ejected from a game? Just wondering what we can expect from him in LA.
He is passionate about the game and always has a lot to say. He will stick up for his players and argue a call.
LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers third-base coach Larry Bowa was suspended for three games and fined by the commissioner's office Wednesday following a wild argument.
Bowa was ejected from Tuesday night's game against San Francisco in the sixth inning by umpire Ed Montague, who had told him to keep within the boundaries of the coaching box.
Bob Watson, baseball's vice president in charge of discipline, cited Bowa for "inappropriate and aggressive conduct," which included making contact with Montague several times.
Bowa was ejected from Tuesday night's game against San Francisco in the sixth inning by umpire Ed Montague, who had told him to keep within the boundaries of the coaching box.
Bob Watson, baseball's vice president in charge of discipline, cited Bowa for "inappropriate and aggressive conduct," which included making contact with Montague several times.
Ken Griffey Jr is 7 homers away from 600. Without any doubt in my mind, if he was healthy, he be easily approaching or surpassing 700 now.
If he was healthy he would of been the home run king. Was part of the fact that he left Seattle that hurt him. His career was never the same when he went to Cincinnati.
According to the recap, umpires have been instructed to enforce the rule regarding the lines of the coaches' boxes starting this season, and third base ump Ed Montague warned Bowa and then ejected him for refusing to do so.
