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Wednesday, October 20, 2004 |
He Hadda Say Somethin'
There were a lot of bodies in front of me, so I can't give you first-hand what I saw. I was upset that it turned out the way it did for a couple of reasons. First off, they said that Arroyo was in motion, too. It's not like he was standing there. And there was also a player on the Red Sox who was in the line that didn't have the ball, which can be an obstruction play.-- Joe "Quick, Call My Lawyer" TorreI don't want those umpires meeting any more. Every time they have a meeting, they make a call against the Yankees. No more meetings.-- Alex "Show Me Wax On" RodriguezNew York's third baseman was part of a contact play at first base in the eighth inning, and the umpires correctly interpreted it as part of Section 6.1 of the official rule book. That page deals with offensive interference, and the wording of the rule is iron-clad.-- Spencer Fordin, MLB.comA preceding runner shall, in the umpire's judgment, intentionally interfere with a fielder who is attempting to catch a thrown ball or to throw a ball in an attempt to complete any play: The objective of this rule is to penalize the offensive team for deliberate, unwarranted, unsportsmanlike action by the runner in leaving the baseline for the obvious purpose of crashing the pivot man on a double play, rather than trying to reach the base. Obviously this is an umpire's judgment play.-- Official Rules, 6.05 (m) (not 6.1)Offensive interference is an act by the team at bat which interferes with, obstructs, impedes, hinders or confuses any fielder attempting to make a play. If the umpire declares the batter, batter runner, or a runner out for interference, all other runners shall return to the last base that was in the judgment of the umpire, legally touched at the time of the interference, unless otherwise provided by these rules. In the event the batter runner has not reached first base, all runners shall return to the base last occupied at the time of the pitch.-- Official Rules, 2.00, Definition of Terms (also not 6.1)Just use your hip next time.-- Reggie "The Hip" Jackson
Comments:
"There were a lot of bodies in front of me, so I can't give you first-hand what I saw...'-Torre
Okay, does this statement make sense? I mean, he probably shoulda said that he didn't see the play well because of all the people standing in front of him, but to say he can't tell us what he saw sounds like he's avoiding admitting that he saw A-Rod's swipe clearly. He could very easily tell us what he saw because he had to have seen *something*, maybe not the actual play, but something, unless his eyes were closed.
It's probably just a case of not really thinking about what he's saying. But in these political times it's hard to turn off my cynicism. Sad, huh?
Okay, does this statement make sense? I mean, he probably shoulda said that he didn't see the play well because of all the people standing in front of him, but to say he can't tell us what he saw sounds like he's avoiding admitting that he saw A-Rod's swipe clearly. He could very easily tell us what he saw because he had to have seen *something*, maybe not the actual play, but something, unless his eyes were closed.
It's probably just a case of not really thinking about what he's saying. But in these political times it's hard to turn off my cynicism. Sad, huh?
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