harkness99

once we have locked up playoff seeding maybe

its gotta be at least double digits i think?

we will apologize about TLR after you apologize 16 times for every abreu is washed up post going back 5 years.

its too early for any back slapping or apologies or circle jerks we haven't done anything yet its halfway through the season.

sounds like he will be back this month...

This thread scares the shit out of me because anything ron posts about the opposite occurs...

twins 15.5 back....

umpires continue to be ass.. but against us it will be pleasant for the most part.

well bad.. what a crazy injury year... but i thought he tore his achilles... so

so far they called it a calf strain.. but he was on crutches -

injuries are fucking nuts on this team

problem with calf injuries they often are precursor to achilles tear... i thought that's what he did.

goodwin's bat is decent but he is a horrible CF

good job of getting out of that with only 1

almost funny if it wasn't called a hearse...

Hurt pissed that Anderson didn't get in.. but I can't agree. he is like 734 OPS or something... other guys ahead of him much higher.

i figured this was the case.

grandal should have been in - no one else really has the numbers but he should have been.

so imagine you are officiating a sport - a close call happens and you call it team As way - in your head you are like "that was close i might have got that wrong" No one on team B really says anything too much about it. other scenerio - close call might have got that wrong and it goes Team A's way. Team B is irrate and a little chaos ensues from the bench. You as the official has to defend the call and the situation gets a bit out of hand. putting the spotlight on your call and causing stress on you and the other officials. In which scenario do you think team B is likely to get a favorable call the next time? Now you could say an official wouldn't give into being pressured by the coaches or be spiteful or whatever... and that might happen, but overall I don't see you can conclude the the scenario with the official getting no pressure from the coach is going to increase the chances of getting the call next time. You ever watched basketball and how more than often they will try to "Even out" the number of foul calls - eventhough often times it shouldn't be even? officials are human and will often make the mistake of adjusting calls in order to be fair rather than what may be the correct call. Anyone who ever told you you get nothing in life from bitching didnt know what they were talking about. More people than not want to avoid conflict and stress. When you are an official and shit is going south it often makes you look like a bad official. How many times when we see arguing in games do we here something like "well this official has lost control of the game." It's also about standing up for your players and your team, even if it will have no effect on the calls, as many people have pointed out. it may not always make a difference - but Does anyone think doing nothing and saying nothing is really the right response?

yeah that was a bad play by hamilton.. but homie you couldn't get anyone out.

this seems like the guy to trade... but prob not worth enough

the blown calls have become pretty irrelevant!

well thats not what I said... but if was talking to you yes... wouldn't waste my time explaining.

its harder for sure - I see your point but I don't feel like writing 3 paragraphs to explain human behavior and human psychology, avoiding conflict, trying to be fair ect ect.

yeah i see this bullshit all the time... working the refs in all sports is a real thing.