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QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Oct 14, 2012 -> 07:08 PM) 4 calls? There was the personal foul penalty and the end zone play. The bogus pass interference call and the 2nd down play that should have been reviewed. Even ND fans, from what I've seen, are acknowledging that Taylor was likely in on that one. You seem to be the only person who is arguing that they didn't get the benefit of the calls.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Oct 14, 2012 -> 06:04 PM) There's a big difference between "ND got the benefit of 50/50 calls" and "Stanford got jobbed". 4 straight gigantic calls (50/50, if you want to call it) in the 4th quarter and OT going ND's way = upset fans that feel refs helped out a particular team in a game that was very evenly matched If those 50/50 calls all went against ND, I guarantee you that 99% of the Irish fans would be saying the refs hosed them.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Oct 14, 2012 -> 05:44 PM) Perspective from field level is very different from high up in the stands or on camera. Guy was leading with his head and that's going to get flagged nearly every time. The ref doesn't get the benefit of being 100 feet up in the air to see whether or not it's the head or shoulders that make the contact. So aren't you basically saying that maybe it's the wrong call then? No one is saying it wasn't a violent hit.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Oct 14, 2012 -> 05:32 PM) I'm not complaining about the play. I'm pointing out the hypocrisy of everybody who wants to complain about the refs only when they benefit ND. Well, I still say ND got a gift TD against Purdue when Golson fumbled into the end zone. However, I thought the lack of a delay of game call against them on the final drive against Purdue was a bad call, but I admit ND got screwed on the fake fg vs Michigan St. a few years back when that should have been a delay of game.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Oct 14, 2012 -> 05:27 PM) You're right, it's not comparable. The video evidence is 100% conclusive that Bush was pushed. The video evidence isn't 100% that the player wasn't down before crossing the line. I can't believe someone is saying posters are losers for whining about the refs in a game that happened less than 24 hours ago, but then complaining about a play from 2005 on a call that is never flagged as a penalty. I guess those weren't trained refs in 2005 then that know better than random message board posters?

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Oct 14, 2012 -> 06:22 PM) So, blatantly not enforcing a rule is fine when it goes against ND, but not being able to be 100% certain as to whether the runner got hit with a head or a shoulder at full speed is a travesty. I see where you're coming from. Teammates push each other to get extra yards probably in every single game that will take place in college football/NFL this year. It is never called. Hate to break it to you, but even Notre Dame players push their own in a pile to get extra yards.

If ARod goes anywhere, you'd have to think it would be the Dodgers.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Oct 14, 2012 -> 05:48 AM) Nick Swisher sucks and Jeter's lack of range probably ends up hurting the Yankees here. Jeter might have just blown out his achilles if it's not his ankle flaring up.

Decision not to intentionally walk Delmon comes back to haunt the Yanks.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Oct 14, 2012 -> 05:44 AM) God damn it Swisher. Ichiro should be in right. Yep, Swisher cost them a run earlier in the game when he didn't dive for a ball that landed a few feet in front of him.

I hate Nick Swisher

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 14, 2012 -> 04:20 AM) They shut him down then because he got rocked and it's easier to say that he needs to rest. If he took his next start and pitched 8 shutout innings, how do you tell your fanbase that he can't pitch anymore? Much easier to do after a horrible start. He just looked like a totally different pitcher in that game. I see your point though about making it easier to shut him down.

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Oct 14, 2012 -> 04:16 AM) Yup, exactly what Boras wants you to think. What convinced me was when he pitched that game against the Marlins (I believe) which he just got rocked and they immediately shut him down after the game because he supposedly wasn't sleeping well due to the decision.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 14, 2012 -> 04:05 AM) That depends. Does Strasburg care about winning now or maximizing his career earning potential? Now he has less innings on his arm and his team was upset in the playoffs without its ace, which makes him seem more valuable. That's Boras for you. Everything I've seen/heard from Strasburg makes it seem like he desperately wanted to try and help the Nats win now.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 14, 2012 -> 04:57 AM) I hate all the clubhouse "rah-rah" chemistry BS, but there is something to be said for the difference between the Tigers dugout right now & the Cardinals last night after going down 6-0. What happened sucks, but there is still a game to be played. Pump the team up, you are a Triple Crown winner, tell them you will win the game if you get to bat again. Don't pout and cry. Another reason to root against the Tigers. Yep, still a tie game and in this park, you know it's very unlikely to go deep into the night. And the thing is even if the Tigers lose tonight, you still aren't in horrible shape this series. No reason to act like you're the Nationals and Drew Storen just ended your season.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Oct 14, 2012 -> 04:56 AM) It'd be awesome if Granderson walks off his old team. You know that Granderson's last (and maybe his only) walk off homer was the last week of 2005 vs the Sox?

Ibanez looks like Lord Voldemort

If you turn on ESPN right now, there's a story coming up that says "Tigers take Game 1"

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 14, 2012 -> 03:47 AM) That video makes up for the entire sadness of September right there, especially if it costs DET the series. I'm totally at peace with the Sox season this year. I'm now just rooting like crazy vs the Tigers. A Yankees win would turn a crappy sports day into a pretty pleasant one.

Awesome video of Valverde's reaction there

RAUL!

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Oct 14, 2012 -> 03:16 AM) The excuse is that they are trained referees and you aren't. Haha, wow. Same trained refs that apparently don't know how to spot a ball at the right 49 yard line?

QUOTE (Jake @ Oct 14, 2012 -> 03:06 AM) Yawn fest I'd love to be proven wrong, but I think the Tigers sweep the Yankees. Yanks just have too many guys struggling at the plate, and the Tigers have big time pitching match-up advantages after this game.

If the Sox acquire him, can they make sure he gets back on the juice? If not, no thanks.

The hitting so far in the American League playoffs has been abysmal.