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I have to kind of agree with Mike here. Again, as an umpire, I've been in that huddle at even the college level and the coaches are absoutely dumbfounded when it comes to these injuries. They stand there with their hand on the players back and console the player while the medical professional goes about their business. The coach asks the same question to both the medical professional and the player, "Can u Go, & Can He Go?" If it's a collective Yes, the player stays out there. It's irregardless of salary, playoff chase situation, talent level of the player. If the player and medical pro think the kid / guy can go, he goes.

Lots open 3 hours prior to game time. 4 hours is Opening Day and (P-Word), should we ever make it. http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/mil/ballpark/ballpark_guide.jsp#T

I've never had a "footer" to all of my posts, but I may have to make that my standard disclaimer. Fortunately I know more about umpiring and events that are factual than opinions such as "Ned Yost; Yea or Nay?"

Except that it's Christmas with a sweater under the tree once the 2nd band comes through?

Not that it will change his mind, but here goes. From my MLB umpire manual. 7.08 Any runner is out when- (a) (1) He runs more than three feet away from a direct line between bases to avoid being tagged unless his action is to avoid interference with a fielder fielding a batted ball; or (2) after touching first base, he leaves the baseline, obviously abandoning his effort to touch the next base; Any runner after reaching first base who leaves the baseline heading for his dugout or his position believing that there is no further play, may be declared out if the umpire judges the act of the runner to be considered abandoning his efforts to run the bases. Even though an out is called, the ball remains in play in regard to any other runner. This rule also covers the following and similar plays: Less than two out, score tied last of ninth inning, runner on first, batter hits a ball out of park for winning run, the runner on first passes second and thinking the home run automatically wins the game, cuts across diamond toward his bench as batter runner circles bases. In this case, the base runner would be called out "for abandoning his effort to touch the next base" and batter runner permitted to continue around bases to make his home run valid. If there are two out, home run would not count (see Rule 7.12). This is not an appeal play. First of all, when he leaps for the bag, he is running on the line and maybe even INSIDE of the line. His leap subsequently attempts to avoid the charging Gallardo who does not even have the ball and could have been considered obstruction. Not likely ruled on, but had Johnson collided with a STANDING Gallardo in the basepath, only to be tagged out by Fielder in the back, obstruction on Gallardo would have almost assurd been my call and awarded Johnson first base. As it was, he was not outside of 3ft of the bag, as his outstretched hand gets a piece of the bag going by. No way Jerry Crawford would have called Johnson out on this play and would have been more inclined to obstruction on Gallardo as he was in the basepath WITHOUT THE BALL. P.S. I'm not trying to be a jerk face on this issue, but as an umpire, I get a little peeved at the perceived ignorance of the uniformed.

I just called the rain hotline. All games are on as of 4:19 PM

As a college umpire, he was not outside of the basepath that he would have been called out. Furthermore, if a player without the ball (Yovani) is obstructing, it is acceptable for him to attempt to go around that player either by running or by sliding. I'll post rule chapters and interpretations if you feel the need to read them

He wasn't an innocent bystander. Sure he probably did mean to hurt him, but many people get hurt when someone decides to do something stupid. Reed Johnson had no chance of being safe and made a stupid move. Reed Johnson was barely tagged out on the play, with Prince just geting a piece of his foot. As an umpire, Reed Johnson would not have been called out for leaving the basepath, as he was within the limits. Kudos to Reed Johnson for his hustle.

I drove by the field, moderate size puddles in the right handed batter's box and just in front of the mound. Of course, I found no Milwaukee Park staff rehabing the fields into shape and am pissed off about that. I understand that it may be an isolated thunderstorm later, but there seems to be zero effort into getting the field into playable conditions. All it takes is a rake, some quikdry or kitty litter and 25 minutes worth of time. Maybe all the grounds guys are out planting flowers or filling out crossword puzzles? http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/mad.gif

Now this I agree with. Return calls, sometimes several should have been made, but dispatching a police officer, No. It's a shaky lawsuit, but more on the grounds of not returning a few phone calls, not so much as sending a police unit to a large geographical area.

Every newer cellular phone is now equipped with a GPS tracking device, and every 911 dispatch center in the State of Wisconsin now has the technology to pinpoint the location of a cell call to within a few yards. Had the dispatcher taken the call seriously, a patrol officer could have been on the scene within minutes. This is going to be lawsuit city for the Madison dispatch, guaranteed. I bet they don't disregard anymore 911 calls, though. I'm not one for calling people wrong, but this is absolutely inaccurate. 911 dispatch centers only have the ability to narrow it down with a few blocks at most in a best case scenario. I've often had to deal with these types of situations and it is frustrating as a police officer when searching for somebody given a huge radius. We didnt respond to 911 hangups from cellphones as it is a needle in a haystack situation when most of the time it is just that, a hangup. No screaming in the background, no inkling as to the situation, just a hangup. Every jurisidiction operates this way, will continue to operate this way and any lawsuit would be unfounded.

You've hit it right on the head Ryan. As a veteran police officer, there is no way that a 911 hangup call from a cell phone gets dispatched. 911 hangup calls from landlines do get dispatched as with each landline phone there is a corresponding address. However, with a hangup call from a cell phone, dispatching a police officer is a waste of time. While cell phone towers can approximate a location, the location given is very vague. For example. The call originated somwhere between Bluemound Rd and Greenfield Ave, between 76th St W and 92nd St W. The search area is too large to even begin. I can't believe the negative press that the police department and 911 operation center is getting regarding this situation, but that's typical given 99% of the public doesnt understand how the technology works.

Ridiculous to keep your future ace in after what could be a bad injury. I know there are arguments against but my mind will never change. Leaving him in was idiotic. Hopefully he will only miss one game. I'm not a doctor, but maybe it was one of those injuries that needs to be stretched out? Maybe continued activity was important for the type of injury sustained? Unlike football, I dunno if they have stationary bicycles available? Maybe the best option was to continue to throw? All I'm saying is some times things aren't always as they seem and I'm not going to attempt to diagnose and treat as an armchair fan. I'm gonna keep an open mind and not be a sheep.

Neat Survey, here are some points that I found interesting. Neighborhood, which I would assume to mean crime or lack there of. Detroit 12th Milwaukee 18th Traffic.....Chicago 1....ummm, no way. They did have most of the Devil rays attributes correct however, what a dump.

Also, here is one I took last year of the a portion of the group of "The Future". The lighting was bad, but it's one of my favorites. http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w221/lcbarritt/theboys.jpg

Here are a few from Shea a few weeks ago. I love when new stadiums get built beyond the outfield of the existing stadium. The view is pretty neat. http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w221/lcbarritt/100_1654.jpg http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w221/lcbarritt/100_1674.jpg

Oh wow, A Matt Mieske sighting http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/pics/matt_mieske_autograph.jpg

2007 Weeks .235/.374/.433 Roberts .290/.377/.432 What I don't understand is when speaking about Weeks the only references seem to be OBP/SLG and general offense. Lest we forget what an impact it would have on the defense to have somebody other than rickiE wEEks at 2b?

Because random team name changes are silly. Just ask a Marquette Gold fan. Who would ever do that? Respectfully, The Milwaukee Braves and Seattle Pilots

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They were released last minute. Pure luck this time. If not for the double discount, thank you 5-county tax, I wouldn't have spent the $$. But considering it's probably the missus last game before the baby and last game for a while, gotta splurge. If you see an extremely pregnant woman with a JJ Hardy jersey getting Bell's services from behind the plate, wish me luck...it's a girl. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

DB 119 Row 5, come see me!!!

Per the hotline, Dyer Field is cancelled for tonight. I'm gonna go stomp around mad now and look forward to the brewer game.

I just walked the field at about 2pm. Don't ask, it's the coach in me that has to check everything out. Moderate standing water in the right hand batters box and in front of the pitching rubber. Very minimal standing water in both the SS/3B and 1B/2B holes. Outfield is in good shape. Still 4 hours left for the sun to dry her out. Not sure when the city officials make their rulings. I was all set to buy tickets for the Brewers game, but i'd call it 50/50 at this point. Frustrating not seeing any parks/rec staff out there working the fields. I was spoiled in Florida. I've got some tixs on standby as a backup plan if anybody else is interested let me know.