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Old 06-02-2010, 09:25 PM   #61
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Re: Armando Galarraga perfect through 7
Well, the 28 out perfect game meme seems to be catching on if Twitter is any indication...

https://twitter.com/#search?q=28
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Old 06-02-2010, 09:25 PM   #62
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I would stop watching baseball if conferences were added to Jorge Posada's visits to the mound.
You would stop watching baseball if they had a conference after that call and came out with a thumb in the air saying game over?
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Old 06-02-2010, 09:26 PM   #63
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Well, the 28 out perfect game meme seems to be catching on if Twitter is any indication...

https://twitter.com/#search?q=28
They've never heard of Harvey Haddix, apparently.
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Old 06-02-2010, 09:26 PM   #64
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You would stop watching baseball if they had a conference after that call and came out with a thumb in the air saying game over?
NFL is unwatchable with all the delays, challenges, and crap. So, yeah. Take a slow game and make it slower? No thanks.
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Old 06-02-2010, 09:27 PM   #65
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They've never heard of Harvey Haddix, apparently.
My thoughts exactly.

BTW that same night the CWS had aliens invade their infield.
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Old 06-02-2010, 09:29 PM   #66
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NFL is unwatchable with all the delays, challenges, and crap. So, yeah. Take a slow game and make it slower? No thanks.
No doubt it's unwatchable, fact is the 1st base ump was on top of the play, made his call. No guy in the OF will overrule that, the 1st base ump was on top of it.

His call, life's tough, that's why there's so few of them.
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Old 06-02-2010, 09:32 PM   #67
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What's unwatchable is crappy refs and umpires.

I'd rather have a slow game than one played quicker but with the wrong outcome.

Ill bet Galaragga would have rather stood out there an extra 5 minutes and had his perfect game.

Love the purists: they enjoy the bad calls, 20 feet wide strike zones...it's really fun to get things wrong...

Roy Halladay gets an extra half-foot on the strike zone becuase he's Roy Halladay.

Maybe tennis should abandon the electronic line judge when Roger Federer plays because he's "Roger Federer."
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No doubt it's unwatchable, fact is the 1st base ump was on top of the play, made his call. No guy in the OF will overrule that, the 1st base ump was on top of it.

His call, life's tough, that's why there's so few of them.

NFL unwatchable? That's not what the ratings say...
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What's unwatchable is crappy refs and umpires.

I'd rather have a slow game than one played quicker but with the wrong outcome.

Ill bet Galaragga would have rather stood out there an extra 5 minutes and had his perfect.

Love the purists: they enjoy the bad calls, 20 feet wide strike zones...it's really fun to get things wrong...


What he said...
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Love the NFL. Come into the 21st Century, MLB.
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Agree 100% Dom. The players should determine the outcome. The umps are only there to ensure that they are able to do so. When and if technology can take the place or reasonably supplement the "human element" in umpiring, it should.
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I have no problem with using electronic mechanisms to get the call right. I just don't want slow games. I'm all for whatever gets it right and doesn't bore me.
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NFL unwatchable? That's not what the ratings say...
Baseball is the greatest game of all, but the NFL is incredibly entertaining and baseball could learn a thing or two from how it operates.
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As for the impact of replay on the speed of the game, have the call made in the booth and announced by the crew chief and it could be done in 90 seconds, tops.
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As for the impact of replay on the speed of the game, have the call made in the booth and announced by the crew chief and it could be done in 90 seconds, tops.
You're largely missing the point. Open the game up to conferences, and games get longer and longer. I'm not talking about one incident.
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