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I don’t really think it was dirty
But by rule it definitely was illegal and should have been called out
The catcher clearly gave PLENTY of room to get to the plate. Rizzo clearly altered his path to take out the catcher.
Pretty cut and dry case, IMHO.
Until there is transparency on who is in the replay booth, this shit will continue. They are pretty consistently blowing calls. There was a Crawford HR at AT&T last year that was a no-doubter (it hit the metal trim just in front of the seats in right) that was called a double because the replay officials did not know the park parameters of AT&T. That is inexcusable.So are the umpires in "New York" just sitting back smoking some weed and just call shit to whatever suits them?
Shouldn't be. And neither should blocking the plate, but Buster Posey is a brittle bitch with glass leg bones, so we don't have that anymore either.
Rizzo is a whiny bitch. I hate his hangdog expressions
Rizzo clearly slides for the catcher vs the plate
I know. MLB decided to add extra protections for catchers. The guy wasn't blocking the plateHe was trying to break up the double play.
The field umps are getting sloppier too. They blow calls consistently at first base, which is the easiest call to make. They turn almost everything over to "New York" now and if the appealing team loses, oh fuckin' well ... either way, the bullshit line about how they usually get it right might have once been true. Replay hasn't done anything to make umpiring better. It's turned it over to a dozen cameras and umps who are out of position. There is NO FUCKIN' WAY that Rizzo slide should have gone to replay. It was obvious to any ump who gives a shit. But "New York" took him off the hook for not having to boot one of the superstars of Chicago baseball -- the biggest asshole in the NL-C.Until there is transparency on who is in the replay booth, this shit will continue. They are pretty consistently blowing calls. There was a Crawford HR at AT&T last year that was a no-doubter (it hit the metal trim just in front of the seats in right) that was called a double because the replay officials did not know the park parameters of AT&T. That is inexcusable.
the biggest asshole in the NL-C
Can’t argue with any of your comments on the Umps. I don’t have an opinion on Rizzo personally, though. I don’t think the play was malicious or over zealous, it was simply outside the rules as they exist right now.The field umps are getting sloppier too. They blow calls consistently at first base, which is the easiest call to make. They turn almost everything over to "New York" now and if the appealing team loses, oh fuckin' well ... either way, the bullshit line about how they usually get it right might have once been true. Replay hasn't done anything to make umpiring better. It's turned it over to a dozen cameras and umps who are out of position. There is NO FUCKIN' WAY that Rizzo slide should have gone to replay. It was obvious to any ump who gives a shit. But "New York" took him off the hook for not having to boot one of the superstars of Chicago baseball -- the biggest asshole in the NL-C.
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I know. MLB decided to add extra protections for catchers. The guy wasn't blocking the plate