Official 2009 Major League Baseball Season Thread

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Originally Posted by raystorm

As for Shane Victorino..that midget is a douchebag. I fucking cannot stand him. He is probably the Phillie I hate the most. Too bad he's not like Utley, Howard or Ibanez. They are professionals and play like it. Next time Victorino opens his yap at the plate Martin should follow up by placing his fist on Shane's face.

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haha....SO TRUE...I can't stand Shane Victorino. Like you said, at least if Utley, Howard, or Ibanez hit one out, I don't mind because they have some class. Victorino is just a whiny bitch. Did you see the part of the game today, where he bitched out Russell Martin for like 2 minutes before stepping up to the plate? And then when he got caught in the run down he intentionally tried to trip up James Loney. Victorino is a fucking turd.

I know it's tough to lose and all, but you guys are whining more than you claim Victorino does.

Dodgers are going down again, maybe you guys will have a better shot next year with a more veteran ballclub.

I don't have any problems with Victorino. Just Marsh. Shitty umpire. But the Doyyers are still gonna take the series.

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Originally Posted by TNL California

Boo hoo hoo. TBS has a little computer graphic strike zone thing that doesn't agree with Marsh's strike zone, even though umps have had individual strike zones throughout baseball's history and it came as a surprise to nobody who actually played the game. But since we lost I'm going to cry that the dude behind the plate didn't match up exactly with TBS's gay little strike monitor thing of gayness. Waaaaaah!!!

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Originally Posted by magnifiedplaid

EDIT - 1 p.m. game times for NLCS games is pure BULL SHIT TOO! Luckily I work a job where its easy to take time off. I called a sub in for my 5th and 6th period classes, so I can go home and watch the game. Teaching 1st-4th period and then I'm getting the hell out of there in time for first pitch.

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Hey is this complaining like when the Phils had to play at 10pm? The game didn't end till 2:45AM.

Also: about the strike zone. It worked both ways, bro. Hamels had JUST AS SMALL strike zone.

Well umpiring in general has been horrible this season. God help any playoff team if CB Bucknor, Cowboy Joe West, Balkin' Bob Davidson and Angel Hernandez are umpiring the game.

...and will Chip Caray stop with the FISTED! FISTED TO RIGHT FIELD!!!!! FISTED OVER THE HEAD OF UTLEY!!! jeez chip

Aw damn, I don't know how I forgot about Hernandez. Also, I don't need some strike zone graphic to confirm things - there were plenty of real balls that thing showed as strikes that Marsh (accurately) called balls. But too many real strikes were called balls, regardless of whatever that graphic showed.

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Originally Posted by Calliander

Aw damn, I don't know how I forgot about Hernandez. Also, I don't need some strike zone graphic to confirm things - there were plenty of real balls that thing showed as strikes that Marsh (accurately) called balls. But too many real strikes were called balls, regardless of whatever that graphic showed.

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That pitch tracker is seriously worse than the glowing laser hockey puck idea of a few years back. It is the total opposite of the awesomeness that is the yellow first down line in football. It nearly breaks the entire broadcast.

I literally have to watch the game in SD because the HD broadcast shows that damn tracker the whole time in the corner while the SD broadcast crops it and only pulls it on-screen every now and then.

Bad umpiring and good umpiring are just a part of the game and you'll find it goes against and for you just about the same amount of times. Part of being a good pitcher is adjusting to the umpires strike zone.

Both did adjust ... until the 5th inning.