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I'm gonna ****ing kill myself.

Oh man I just yelled so loud.

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Originally Posted by BigRedChief (Post 6783256)

I think that idiot ump has now tightened up his strike zone.

Probably remembered it was the park that produced the 22 inning 2-1 game and it would never end with a huge zone.

11th inning. 1st and 3rd no one out and you get diddly? How can that even happen?

Holy Shit, this place is ****ing Yellowstone.

ROFL

The Padres have had the runner on third 6 times and not scored once.

That umpire is now not even calling strikes in the zone.

That one was Petco'd.

That ball was ****ing piss pounded :cuss:

Wow the Strike Zone just grew by 50%

Denorfia’s scramble
from The Hardball Times by Harry Pavlidis

Unless you were up late watching the Padres and the Cardinals Wednesday night, you probably missed a heads-up piece of baserunning. In the bottom of the ninth inning, the Padres asked Will Venable to attempt a sacrifice bunt. He was to move Chris Denorfia (the potential winning run) into scoring position.

He failed. Sort of. It was an ugly bunt, popped-up foul towards the third base dugout. David Freese and Yadier Molina managed to avoid each other, with Freese making the catching before coming to a stumbling stop against the backstop. Meanwhile, Denorfia managed something new to me—he tagged-up and went to second on the play.

It’s be done before. Sort of. Three times I can find in the Gameday era, none in the Major Leagues. In each case, the batter was retired by the catcher, not the third baseman. Close enough.

Thanks to MLBAM, we know Venable and Denorfia join:

2009-04-11
Augusta @ Savannah (Single-A South Atlantic League)
bottom 11, no outs
Jean Luc Blaquiere bunt pops out to catcher Johnny Monell in foul territory. Sean Ratliff to 2nd.

2008-08-30
Peoria @ Kane County (Single-A Midwest League)
top 8, no outs
Nate Samson bunt pops out to catcher Petey Paramore in foul territory. Elvis Lara to 2nd.

2006-09-02
Cedar Rapids @ Kane County
top 8, one out
Bradley Coon bunt pops out to catcher Anthony Recker in foul territory. Josh Davies to 2nd.

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Originally Posted by Buck (Post 6783340)

Wow the Strike Zone just grew by 50%

If I've ever saw a worse umpire than this guy I sure can't remember it.

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Originally Posted by BigRedChief (Post 6783344)

If I've ever saw a worse umpire than this guy I sure can't remember it.

Eric Gregg, Game 5, 1997 NLCS.

He was giving Livan Hernandez 2 1/2 feet on the outside corner. It was unreal.

To add to this shitfest apparently Lohse's injury was legitimate his last start.

From cbssportsline.com

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Surgery looms for Lohse?: Cardinals SP Kyle Lohse was diagnosed with a rare condition that will likely require surgery, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Lohse met with a hand and wrist specialist in California on Wednesday who determined he is suffering from extreme compartment syndrome, a condition affecting the sheath covering a muscle in his forearm. The disorder is commonly found in motocross riders, but had never been found in a baseball player. "They don't know of any major-league pitcher who has dealt with this before," Lohse said. "We're kind of in uncharted territory here." The only known treatment is surgery.
(Updated 05/27/2010).