Comments for Baseball Retrospective http://baseballretrospective.com/wordpress Looking back, looking forward, and using our imagination to look at baseball! Sat, 05 Jun 2010 01:44:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Discussing the Galarraga/Joyce incident by cramsey51 http://baseballretrospective.com/wordpress/?p=38&cpage=1#comment-6 cramsey51 Sat, 05 Jun 2010 01:44:55 +0000 http://baseballretrospective.com/wordpress/?p=38#comment-6 I agree with Matt as well. How many perfect games and no-hitters were blown in years past that we have no clue about because we have no film on them or no replay to watch? The only call made was the live one made by the ump, the human element. Just like Matt has said and I'll echo here, it's what keeps this game great. Sure we have technology now, but that does not mean we have to let it ruin the game altogether. I agree with Matt as well. How many perfect games and no-hitters were blown in years past that we have no clue about because we have no film on them or no replay to watch? The only call made was the live one made by the ump, the human element. Just like Matt has said and I’ll echo here, it’s what keeps this game great. Sure we have technology now, but that does not mean we have to let it ruin the game altogether.

]]> Comment on Discussing the Galarraga/Joyce incident by jpoppe0219 http://baseballretrospective.com/wordpress/?p=38&cpage=1#comment-5 jpoppe0219 Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:36:53 +0000 http://baseballretrospective.com/wordpress/?p=38#comment-5 Have to agree with Matt here, leave the technology out of as much of the game as possible. I dont think there should be any replay's. use that money to invest in ump training. keeps the game real, yes there will be blown calls. Have to agree with Matt here, leave the technology out of as much of the game as possible. I dont think there should be any replay’s. use that money to invest in ump training. keeps the game real, yes there will be blown calls.

]]> Comment on Discussing the Galarraga/Joyce incident by Matt Rectenwald http://baseballretrospective.com/wordpress/?p=38&cpage=1#comment-4 Matt Rectenwald Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:24:16 +0000 http://baseballretrospective.com/wordpress/?p=38#comment-4 C-mitch...all I'm saying is that to retroactively change that call is absolutely the wrong decision. Did AG get screwed? Yes. Should the call be reversed after the fact? Absolutely not. Just saw that Selig almost completely echoes my opinion. The thing about that job that people forget it, sometimes the right call is the hardest to make, because it's usually unpopular. C-mitch…all I’m saying is that to retroactively change that call is absolutely the wrong decision.

Did AG get screwed? Yes. Should the call be reversed after the fact? Absolutely not.

Just saw that Selig almost completely echoes my opinion. The thing about that job that people forget it, sometimes the right call is the hardest to make, because it’s usually unpopular.

]]> Comment on Discussing the Galarraga/Joyce incident by c-mitch http://baseballretrospective.com/wordpress/?p=38&cpage=1#comment-3 c-mitch Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:22:24 +0000 http://baseballretrospective.com/wordpress/?p=38#comment-3 As an aside...How impressive is it that before Dallas Braden threw his perfect game on May 9th, 2010, there had only been 18 perfect games thrown in the HISTORY of the game, yet since May 9th, there have been 2 more OFFICIAL perfect games and one more that should have been? Essentially 3 perfect games in a month!! That's crazy. As an aside…How impressive is it that before Dallas Braden threw his perfect game on May 9th, 2010, there had only been 18 perfect games thrown in the HISTORY of the game, yet since May 9th, there have been 2 more OFFICIAL perfect games and one more that should have been? Essentially 3 perfect games in a month!! That’s crazy.

]]> Comment on Discussing the Galarraga/Joyce incident by c-mitch http://baseballretrospective.com/wordpress/?p=38&cpage=1#comment-2 c-mitch Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:16:02 +0000 http://baseballretrospective.com/wordpress/?p=38#comment-2 I am IRRITATED! As a Tiger fan, this means a lot to me. Why have rules if you don't get them right or enforce them? That's the thing I don't get about the whole "human element" argument. For instance, some guys will do anything to get an edge, such as use PEDs....that's a human element, too. Yet there is very little argument that the rules should be fully enforced and applied when it comes to PEDs. Another example Recte mentioned is the strike zone. The strike zone is the strike zone, and should always be called the same, or why have a rule? Rule 2.00 - The Strike Zone The Strike Zone is defined as that area over homeplate the upper limit of which is a horizontal line at the midpoint between the top of the shoulders and the top of the uniform pants, and the lower level is a line at the hollow beneath the kneecap. The Strike Zone shall be determined from the batter's stance as the batter is prepared to swing at a pitched ball. I wouldn't be opposed to sensors in the uniform and at home plate to measure balls and strikes....or in other words, to enforce THE RULE. My point is that in this case, an out is an out. The batter/runner was clearly out as replay shows. Technology proves it. History was denied because of the refusal to accept the TRUTH that technology showed. Why should technology be allowed in some parts of the game, but not in others? All tech does in this case is allow the rules to be enforced BETTER, and that should be the goal. To always enforce the rules of the game the best way possible....or just throw the rules out. I am IRRITATED! As a Tiger fan, this means a lot to me. Why have rules if you don’t get them right or enforce them? That’s the thing I don’t get about the whole “human element” argument. For instance, some guys will do anything to get an edge, such as use PEDs….that’s a human element, too. Yet there is very little argument that the rules should be fully enforced and applied when it comes to PEDs.

Another example Recte mentioned is the strike zone. The strike zone is the strike zone, and should always be called the same, or why have a rule?

Rule 2.00 – The Strike Zone

The Strike Zone is defined as that area over homeplate the upper limit of which is a horizontal line at the midpoint between the top of the shoulders and the top of the uniform pants, and the lower level is a line at the hollow beneath the kneecap. The Strike Zone shall be determined from the batter’s stance as the batter is prepared to swing at a pitched ball.

I wouldn’t be opposed to sensors in the uniform and at home plate to measure balls and strikes….or in other words, to enforce THE RULE.

My point is that in this case, an out is an out. The batter/runner was clearly out as replay shows. Technology proves it. History was denied because of the refusal to accept the TRUTH that technology showed. Why should technology be allowed in some parts of the game, but not in others? All tech does in this case is allow the rules to be enforced BETTER, and that should be the goal. To always enforce the rules of the game the best way possible….or just throw the rules out.

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