2009 MLB Playoffs

[mookie1995]

Re: 2009 MLB Playoffs

ah, ryan howard.

not wanted by the pirates

[The Rube]

Re: 2009 MLB Playoffs

The top teams are fine with a salary cap. The bottom teams don't want a salary cap because there would have to be a salary floor. You think the bottom teams want that?

Of course the people who really don't want a salary cap are the players. Even though they won't lose any money they trust no one and they won't take a single risk.

I have to admit, I forgot about the floor. That's a good point. As for Handy's point, 100MM is probably about the breaking point, and even the TWINS would spend about 85MM or so, which while low, isn't embarrassing.

I'd like the salary cap more for the overspending teams, so they can't buy EVERYONE. It'd be a slow change at first, but I think the teams would eventually work itself out in evening the playing field for the most part.

[amherstblackbear]

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It depends on the cap, right? I can't imagine they'd support a hard cap.

[Terrierbyassociation]

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The top teams are fine with a salary cap. The bottom teams don't want a salary cap because there would have to be a salary floor. You think the bottom teams want that?

Of course the people who really don't want a salary cap are the players. Even though they won't lose any money they trust no one and they won't take a single risk.

[Handyman]

Re: 2009 MLB Playoffs

*Frankly, I hope the NYY and/or BOS and/or some other superhighspending team wins the next 5-6 WS, so a salary cap has a chance to happen. But then again, it would mean those teams win all those WS's.

A salary cap wont matter...the Twins, Pirates, Royals and the rest of the cheap teams still wont spend enough to matter. The cap will be over $100 million most likely or right around it so the haves will still be able to way outspend the have nots.

A salary cap in baseball is a fallacy until the cheap owners sell off the teams

[The Rube]

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Yeah, the neighborhood call (within reason, anyway, like in this case) is automatic. This is from someone who's played organized ball of some sort 20+ years, and heard the same opinion last night from someone who's played/umped organized ball (and is in the USSSA/softball HOF) for 40+ years, and another player/ump for 30+ years.

Rather suspect, if you ask me. And while I hate the NYY, I honestly don't care who wins the WS this year.*






*Frankly, I hope the NYY and/or BOS and/or some other superhighspending team wins the next 5-6 WS, so a salary cap has a chance to happen. But then again, it would mean those teams win all those WS's.

[one_to7]

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I mean historically. Why don't we use mlb.tv and check every time the guy has umped 2B against the Yankees. Guarantee the guy has let a lot of neighborhood plays go, so I find the timing to be a little suspect. All the umps let it go, and it drives me nuts. I want it to be called. But not just for the Yankees in the playoffs.

Hey, they've gotta start somewhere

The only possible justification I could see for not calling it there was because the baserunner was almost on top of him as he made the turn, not halfway between first and second like normal. And despite what the video crew said, I'm pretty sure his foot wasn't on the bag for the double play that jeter had hit into earlier. The other ones he clearly had one foot resting on top of the bag, which made me laugh when mccarver said he didn't touch the bag for any of the double plays. It's one thing not to notice, I'm sure it's not that easy to see from up there, but to spout off like you actually *did* notice it and be wrong.... good job.

[Terrierbyassociation]

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Probably has something to do with the fact that Jeter wasn't involved in a double play last night (besides the one he hit into.)

Fielding
DP: 1 (A Rodriguez-R Cano-M Teixeira)

I mean historically. Why don't we use mlb.tv and check every time the guy has umped 2B against the Yankees. Guarantee the guy has let a lot of neighborhood plays go, so I find the timing to be a little suspect. All the umps let it go, and it drives me nuts. I want it to be called. But not just for the Yankees in the playoffs.

[one_to7]

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Convenient, I guarantee you wouldn't be spouting this if it went the other way.

What they didn't look at is all the times that 2B umpire has called the neighborhood play for Jeter.

Probably has something to do with the fact that Jeter wasn't involved in a double play last night (besides the one he hit into.)

Fielding
DP: 1 (A Rodriguez-R Cano-M Teixeira)

[Greyeagle]

Re: 2009 MLB Playoffs

I went to bed after the Angels scored in the 11th fully confident the Yankees would come back & win.

[Terrierbyassociation]

Re: 2009 MLB Playoffs

"Our video crew went back and checked, and on all the double plays tonight, Aybar touched the base."

Don't necessarily agree with the call, but them's the rules.

Convenient, I guarantee you wouldn't be spouting this if it went the other way.

What they didn't look at is all the times that 2B umpire has called the neighborhood play for Jeter.

[collegehcky2]

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The game is very long, but is very very good. This is what great baseball is supposed to be like.

[The Rube]

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"Our video crew went back and checked, and on all the double plays tonight, Aybar touched the base."

Don't necessarily agree with the call, but them's the rules.

I agree with the "rules" argument, but after years of playing/watching ball, it's still a curious call.

[hockeyplayer1015]

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NOW they don't call the neighborhood play? Amazing. Wow.

"Our video crew went back and checked, and on all the double plays tonight, Aybar touched the base."

Don't necessarily agree with the call, but them's the rules.

[The Rube]

Re: 2009 MLB Playoffs

NOW they don't call the neighborhood play? Amazing. Wow.