Catchers will adjust and give a sliding lane. In the future we won't see this challenged much.

Apparently he was ou? IWhatever.

Hell, the BJs PBP guy is saying he blocked the plate...

Just take the rule out of the game if that's not blocking the plate. It's going to take someone blowing up a catcher to be safe in that situation.

That's crap

Dumb ****ing rule.

Just start sliding into the catcher then

so we have the rule to not enforce it?

You get to see Ventura pitch at Baltimore?

**** it, live and learn, next time plow into him...

I agree there...**** it..

That makes no sense in any understanding of that rule.

What would the ruling have been if Hosmer's slide went into the catcher's shin guard?

I feel like that's a rule that nobody really understands. So they said **** it, and stood with the original call made.

The interpretation from home plate umpire to home plate umpire is going to be different.

Whoever in New York made that call doesn't understand that rule very well

How is the FSKC audio feed for everyone?

Nah, I was working. Probably just as well...but the kid dominated, no doubt.

Agree... Not a fan of the rule, but somebody needs to explain what about that wasn't blocking the plate.

Now, if they say it's because the throw beat him by a mile, so be it, but his foot was setup in front of the plate and he never moved it.

and then they'll call us out for bulldogging the catcher of course.

Or the rest of the planet doesn't.

Purely a guess, but if that would have happened, they call him safe in NY.

Seems fine.

As long as we're making new rules, how about three throws to first during an at-bat equals a ball..

Tried the old quick pitch

I understand no ump wants to be the first one to call that on the catcher, but they are making a joke out of the rule. If I was a catcher I'd camp right in front of the plate until someone figured out it's going to take collisions to be safe. The thing I hate about it is if Hos runs him over there, I think Hos gets called out even if he drops the ball. They have made the catcher as sacred as an NFL quarterback, the baserunner has no options except to run around from behind and hope the throw isn't there.

Well, should have had a run there....think the Umps got it wrong

Ah, I forgot Balkin' Bob was there!

I can hear Hud, so it sucks in that way. But it makes me want to have your Avatar sit on may face for some reason...

I'm running the catcher over next time.


straight down the baseline ... if he's in my way, i truck him

I'll take a nice 7 pitch inning here

Well he won't block the plate next time.

I'm guessing, given a cool evening, Ace has 1-2 innings left. Hasn't had very good control tonight. Amazing how effective he is, even with marginal control.

What they aren't asking is more important, if Hos plows him, what happens?

I don't have the rule in front of me, but I can't see any way you can penalize a guy for going straight to the plate. If the catcher's in the way...well, sucks to be him. It's up to the catcher to be out of the way, straddle the plate, sweep tag, whatever. I mean, 2B and SS do it all the time on steal attempts.

NICE INNING

Basically, after all that jabber-jawing, it's "the umpire gets to make any call he feels like"!

There you go Ace

Cannot wait!

Got my tix for Monday and Wednesday for Royals/Padres. Ventura and Shields!

NO RAINOUTS BETWEEN NOW AND MONDAY PLEASE! :)

he is just out as far as i know


I'm sure if a player starts making a habit of running over catchers they will look to some kind of penalty.

sure he will, because he'll have been rewarded.

I think all the jabber-jawing is nothing but a bunch of jibber-jabber anyway

I caught for many years and teach the art to kids today, and I gotta say with there being SOOOO much left to chance with all of this catchers need to be better than ever because they're going to get hit.

If he feels rewarded then you didn't hit him hard enough.

I don't think getting your shin and knee taken out is much of a reward. Sticking that leg way out like he did is much more dangerous than using the whole body or both legs to block the plate.

Don't think 2 runs will win it tonight

maybe not, but, the good news is toronto's bullpen has been bad so we should tack on a few more in the late innings.

Come on Duffy.

Jesus Duffy.

We might win a 2-0 game tonight. That would be a first to win a game not scoring more than 3 runs.

Um out at 92?

Duffy is terrible these days. Just terrible.

I agree, how long is duffys leash.

Duffy already looking to blow it....

Duffy putting the first batter on anyway he can.

Oh Duffy. We want you to replace Chen but you have to get some control.

Somebody is going to need some roids now

Didn't have 110+ last outing? Can't be mad at the decision.

Simply not true.

probably should already have someone warming just in case.

Hopefully Duffy doesn't cost us this game like he did the other night.

I'm sure that won't mess with Duffy's head.

Ideally Duffy will pitch at least two innings.

It might be a while before they go to the pen.

Come on Duff

Ouch!

Duffy fighting the demons

Wild thing should be his nickname.

He can't have back to back 100 pitch games?

Jesus just let Duffy pitch, F!

this is trouble

Duffy sucks

Keep putting them on for ****'s sake.

Duffy isn't happy with himself

Duffy sucks, he has no cajones

Seriously? He single handedly cost us the game last time he pitched. And now he's put on 2 people in a 2-0 game with no one out. Terrible is an understatement.

Thankfully Ned isn't getting into Duffy's head here.

So now they bring Crow, who Toronto pounded into very hard outs last night. Yikes.

Well good game two on and crow comes in. Game over

At least it's a short leash, how is duffs dome now?