Better late than never?
Better late than never?
Castro homers...and no, it wasn't Juan
Volquez's control problems have come home to roost. Let's hope his stay here in poor control land is short.
“And when finally they sense that some position cannot be sustained, they do not re-examine their ideas. Instead, they simply change the subject.” Jamie Galbraith
It was bound to happen eventually....
That throw Phillips just made was unbelievable.
Anyone but me seeing the GT's deteriorate? Usually 25-30 people present during this series and the recent success. It's been civil and interesting at times, but no one participates. Maybe it has run its course?
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"You only have to bat a thousand in two things; flying and heart transplants. Everything else you can go 4-for-5."
-Beano Cook
The home plate umpires zone must be driving OBM to madness....and the 1st base umpire is another bad one.
Even the Mets announcer (sounded like hernandez but he also sounds like Ron Darling)....said Laz Diaz should stick to umpiring 1st base. A complete waste of time during that pelfrey AB....what Diaz did...followed by a perfect outside strike call...which was not called.
Hernandez said you can thank Richie Phillips.....for these umpires? I thought that union was put in it's place a few years back.
“And when finally they sense that some position cannot be sustained, they do not re-examine their ideas. Instead, they simply change the subject.” Jamie Galbraith
I know that....still does not change the fact that it made Volquez have to throw more pitches.
Do umps get graded at all? Yes i know they do....but they got rid of the bad ones in gary darling and Charlie Williams....what is stopping them from doing the same to some of these putzes.
I don't think it's much different that it always has been as far as umpires go. I used to scream when they would give Glavine and Maddux that pitch 6 inches off the plate as a strike and not do the same for our pitchers. The excuse that those two had earned it was just BS. Same here.
Still, today's performance from Volquez is similar to his performance in the AS game, which confuses me somewhat. What is he doing different to cause this?
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"You only have to bat a thousand in two things; flying and heart transplants. Everything else you can go 4-for-5."
-Beano Cook
This is a day that Baker should pull Volquez early.
Now he hits a guy
Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance.
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