Schlitz001
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I was getting sick of the jokes, but you pulled that one off nicely. -
6-2!! It's so cozy in first place!!
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Has Roenicke made any statements about when he is going to use Wang? Like only in losing blowout situations? Is he possibly injured? I don't understand why he hasn't appeared in a single game thus far.
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I get the video/audio through mlb.tv and also the audio through XM radio. I don't think there are any legal ways to get the feed for free.
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I didn't realize that Robreto Hernandez = Fausto Carmona. I remember Torri Hunter once saying that his sinker was so good that it felt like you were swinging hungover.
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Utley still has the flu, but he's available to PH.
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Roenicke is too conservative with challenging plays
Schlitz001 replied to Schlitz001's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
I just went back and watched the Segura play several times again and it really looks like his foot never came off the base. The last replay angle from the 1st base side is the most definitive. His hand and foot are on the bag at the same time while he is sliding and when his hand leaves the bag he drags his foot over the base and on to the side of it, never leaving the base. I would repost the mlb.tv footage, but I don't have express written consent of Major League Baseball. According to MLB, last year the umpires never missed two calls against the same team in the same game. This should be support enough that it is worth it to challenge very close plays, especially later in the game and especially when it pertains to runners in scoring position. Not every call is going to get overturned, but that's not a great reason to not at least challenge some of the really close ones. EDIT: On the Phillies feed of the Segura play, the Phillies announcers think that Roenicke is getting the signal from the dugout to challenge the play. They show the guy on the phone in the dugout and he looks a little bit confused as he is about to hang up the phone and then picks it up again. There might have been some confusion on whether or not to challenge in that case. -
I agree with you and so does Peter Gammons in his article today.
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Roenicke is too conservative with challenging plays
Schlitz001 replied to Schlitz001's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
I was talking about the Segura play. Even if he was out, is it a huge detriment to the Brewers to challenge in that situation and have it confirmed? I know I'm not the only person who thought he looked safe. -
Maybe that thumb isn't all that bad. Ryan Braun with a highlight catch and 3 HRs!!
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Today marked the third time this season that I've noticed RR not challenging on a play that likely would have been overturned. This one was especially mind boggling because it came in the 6th inning with 2 outs. If Ron wins the challenge, the 6th inning continues and he gets another. If he loses the challenge, it's the 7th inning and the umpires will institute replay on close calls. On April 5th in Boston, Gomez was called out at home for the last out of the 4th inning when it looked like he got under the tag. Ron didn't even come out on to the field for this call. The ball beat the runner, but it looked like Gomez got under Pierzynski's tag. On Opening Day, in the 2nd inning, A-Ram was called out at 2nd base on a double play line drive by Overbay. In this case Roenicke came out to talk to Paul Schreiber about the play but never asked to challenge even though replays show that A-Ram was safe. So what is the advantage of NOT using challenge plays? These 3 plays deal with runners in scoring position. The challenge system might not be 100% perfect, but for the first time ever a manager has a chance to get his way on a wrong call. I don't know what the stats are, but I bet that it is more likely that a play gets overturned than it is likely that a manager needs more than 1 challenge play in a game before the 7th inning where the first challenge is overturned.
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No kidding. It's the one area of the game where the manager can make a direct, immediate and obvious impact on the game. If I understand the challenge system correctly, there should be almost no consequence to using the challenge in the sixth inning with 2 outs, because from the 7th inning on the umpires can institute challenges for close plays. It should be a no brainer in that scenario. RR gets two steps out of the dugout and challenges.
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Segura was safe! WHERE IS THE CHALLENGE!?!?! Ugh, Ron.
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His thumb must be feeling.
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There have been some terrible defensive plays against the Brewers so far this year.
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Man, Thornburg looks good again. He's hitting his spots and getting ahead in the count. He's pitching like a starting pitcher. Congrats to the Brewers for making the Red Sox look overrated!
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Fred Lynn is the only player to hit a grand slam in and All-Star game (1983).
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That's a nice solid hit from Braun. It looks like he held on to the bat through the whole swing.
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There is not too much more to recommend. I will say that if you catch an episode of Larry Sanders on VH1 every once and a while it's like warm cup of soup. Also, if you gave up on Community, give a new episode a view since Dan Harmon came back.
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Very nice. That was some entertaining baseball. Gallardo @ Lester tomorrow
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Well Thornburg looked pretty good coming out throwing 95 and retiring the side in 8 pitches.
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Only if you don't use it.
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It was a really dumb send. You're right about that call normally going to the catcher, and normally I wouldn't complain too much, but it also seems like the perfect time to really test the waters with replay. Put some pressure on the umps to start calling those plays based on the tag instead of a 'ball vs runner' call.
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It looked like Gomez got under that tag.
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Braun was out by a lot from the TV angles.
