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Convenient, I guarantee you wouldn't be spouting this if it went the other way.Originally posted by hockeyplayer1015 View Post
What they didn't look at is all the times that 2B umpire has called the neighborhood play for Jeter.
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I went to bed after the Angels scored in the 11th fully confident the Yankees would come back & win.
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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.)Originally posted by Terrierbyassociation View PostConvenient, 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.
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I mean historically.Originally posted by one_to7 View Post 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. 
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Hey, they've gotta start somewhereOriginally posted by Terrierbyassociation View PostI 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.
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.Comment
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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.*
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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.Originally posted by Brenthoven View Post
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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.Comment
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It depends on the cap, right? I can't imagine they'd support a hard cap.1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2012(!)Comment
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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.Originally posted by Terrierbyassociation View Post
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.Never really developed a taste for tequila. Kind of hard to understand how you make a drink out of something that sharp, inhospitable. Now, bourbon is easy to understand.
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ah, ryan howard.
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I love Ryan, especially when he goes up not thinking he has to hit a HR every pitch.Originally posted by mookie1995 View Postah, ryan howard.
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That's why it's sometimes interesting to look at median salaries, instead of overall payroll. Obviously, the bottom line matters, but median salary is probably a better measure of the distribution of actual & potential free agents.Originally posted by Brenthoven View Post
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