I am an umpire as well and agree with most of your list. I would place Alfonso Marquez into the ugly grouping, he of the ever moving and inconsistent strike...
"Padresą Mark Prior to have shoulder surgery" ... From: Tom Imbordino <jazzfusion981@...> To: DiehardCubsFans@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, June 1, 2008...
My only question is this...Mark Prior still has a shoulder?There's a guy who can take one for the team...time and time again. ... From: "Scott Rendler"...
I think you mean take one FROM the team. As in one million. Or 6 million. How much did we give this guy to sit around DL-ing after Dusty raped him of his...
The Friendly Confines have never seemed friendlier, and that's a big reason why the Cubs are the best team in baseball entering June for the first time in 100...
What a homestand 7-0..now comes the test we play 23 out of 32 on the road..we need to continue winning against Padres and Dodgers.. first time since 1970 Cubs...
HI ALL, WELL, I CAN HONESTLY SAY I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH A STRETCH OF WINS BY THE CUBS IN A VERY, VERY LONG TIME. I AM COMPLETELY STUNNED AND GUARDEDLY...
To coin a phrase...Ditto. Guarded optimism. ... From: conj98 <conj98@...> To: DiehardCubsFans@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, June 1, 2008 11:10:28 PM ...
Exactly. We know they can win at home; now let's see what they'll do on the road. For starters, they've played the West very well, so that should help....
And a testament to your comment about playing hard, Conj, is when Theriot flopped on his face and ate dirt in that 9th inning "almost" foul ball catch by the...
This roadtrip I think will mean a lot for the Cubs. I don't really think too much of their competition, but being successful and ending the month with a...
Let's also take each game one at a time, including coming home against the Braves. This team just does not look like anything I have ever witnessed in 60+...
... Me either.... It's Lou. He's been able to put the type of team he's wanted together and have them buy into his style of play.... and it's worked. Unlike...
Hello all I bought tickets the first of the season for a trip to see the Cubs in Wrigley (I was there one in 1989). I bought 4 thinking I would see 2 as ...
I was at yesterday's game and I'll offer these insights: * Gallagher looked real good but fell in love with his fastball during the 4th inning. * As much as I...
How much did that replacement umpire calling the game play into how well Rockie pitchers were able to hold Cub hitters in check and make Wuertz (a nibbler)...
There where a couple of balls that Woody threw I could have swore where a strike but the ump never raised his hand. Frank ... well Rockie pitchers were able to...
From what I saw on tv...it was more than a couple balls. Wood strikes out the side if the home plate umpire is competent. Kerry Wood of five years ago...
The umps ball/strike calls when Woody was pitching was a joke. I'd have to think his calls were consistently erratic throughout the game, which maybe caused...
Lou didn't agree with that strike zone either. In the ninth, he was quite animatedly yelling at HP ump Mike Mulchinski. Further review showed at least one...
The real case in point is Fududome. He could not believe he was rung up on a pitch that was outside about shoulder high on his first at bat. It went down from...
... I've noticed it too and it makes me nuts! I have a hard time accepted umpires dictating the flow of the game based on their personal interpretation of what...
Never has an All-Star game potentially meant so much to the Cubs.... Think about it - If the Cubs actually DO make it to the WS, the outcome of the All-Star...
... I disagree. Baseball has its traditions, and I am reluctant to toss traditions without an extremely compelling argument. An umpire calls balls and strikes...
EXCEPT that the strike zone is in the rule book. It is entirely unambiguous, and because it is defined, an umpire who knowingly changes the rules lacks...
This discussion sounds strangely familiar to one a few months ago on here...... ... unambiguous, and because it is defined, an umpire who knowingly changes the...
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