me too.
- Fountain-San

But it looked like Demuth called it, not Joyce.

What do you guys think of the hit on Koivu?

100% the right call. Even if he didn't raise his legs to trip him, he was still in the way and tripped him, the rule still says obstruction.
- l3ig_l2ecl

Obstruction, yes. But if the play wasn't close, the obstruction would not have led to a safe call.

What do you guys think of the hit on Koivu?
- l3ig_l2ecl

Ten years ago, that's a clean hit.

100% the right call. Even if he didn't raise his legs to trip him, he was still in the way and tripped him, the rule still says obstruction.
- l3ig_l2ecl

to me he clearly raises his legs to try and trip. if, on the other hand, he does not do that i think they don't call obstruction as he was in that position as a result of trying to make a play on a ball.

but it was a good call.

me too.
- Fountain-San

But it looked like Demuth called it, not Joyce.
- hscesq

home plate ump made the call.

- BingoLady

crazy series

home plate ump made the call.
- Fountain-San

3rd base did too.

Go Cards!

home plate ump made the call.
- Fountain-San

Demuth, right.

3rd base did too.
- BingoLady

Incorrect. At least not initially.

speaking of blackface...


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Demuth, right.
- hscesq

didn't know who was behind the plate.

Ten years ago, that's a clean hit.
- hscesq

Scott Stevens got praised for hits like that.

Scott Stevens got praised for hits like that.
- stinger67

Got him in the hall of fame even.

didn't know who was behind the plate.
- Fountain-San

It was Demuth.

Scott Stevens got praised for hits like that.
- stinger67

No doubt. I mean, it appeared that the follow through was the problem, no?

It was Demuth.
- hscesq

yeah, i picked up on that.

Incorrect. At least not initially.
- hscesq

looks like he pointed at Middlebrooks as soon as it happened.

looks like he pointed at Middlebrooks as soon as it happened.
- BingoLady

Not sure where you saw that, but send me the link if you can. The ones I saw, have him watching the ball go down the line, and not the play between the two players.

You leaf-loving-sensitive-whiners can't even understand sarcasm even after being explained as sarcasm.
- Not_Yan

amazing

Not sure where you saw that, but send me the link if you can. The ones I saw, have him watching the ball go down the line, and not the play between the two players.
- hscesq

But as he returned to his feet and attempted to advance, he stumbled over Middlebrooks, who was lying on his belly with his legs bent at the knees, feet up. Craig briefly lost his footing, stumbled and regained his balance by pushing down on Middlebrooks -- a sequence observed by third-base ump Jim Joyce, who immediately pointed at the spot of the collision to indicate his ruling of obstruction.

"When [Craig] tried to advance to home plate, [Middlebrooks'] feet were up in the air, and [Craig] tripped over Middlebrooks right there, and immediately and instinctually I called obstruction," said Joyce. "The feet didn't play too much into [the ruling] because [Middlebrooks] was still in the area where the baserunner needs to go to advance to home plate, and unfortunately for Middlebrooks he was right there. And there was contact, so [Craig] could not advance to home plate naturally."

http://www.weei.com/sport...e-play-may-live-red-sox-i

Not sure where you saw that, but send me the link if you can. The ones I saw, have him watching the ball go down the line, and not the play between the two players.
- hscesq

so did you just put on a polo shirt and a nike hat and walk around saying im tiger woods?

But as he returned to his feet and attempted to advance, he stumbled over Middlebrooks, who was lying on his belly with his legs bent at the knees, feet up. Craig briefly lost his footing, stumbled and regained his balance by pushing down on Middlebrooks -- a sequence observed by third-base ump Jim Joyce, who immediately pointed at the spot of the collision to indicate his ruling of obstruction.

"When
- BingoLady[Craig] tried to advance to home plate, [Middlebrooks'] feet were up in the air, and [Craig] tripped over Middlebrooks right there, and immediately and instinctually I called obstruction," said Joyce. "The feet didn't play too much into [the ruling] because [Middlebrooks] was still in the area where the baserunner needs to go to advance to home plate, and unfortunately for Middlebrooks he was right there. And there was contact, so [Craig] could not advance to home plate naturally."

http://www.weei.com/sport...e-play-may-live-red-sox-i

Where's the link with the video that shows him making the call on the spot?