Players on other teams are very displeased with this.
I'm not surprised. He basically misses 1 start maybe 2 at the most? The smarter thing would've been to say he's suspended 3 Starts or something similar. Also Dave Roberts got suspended 1 game. Way to bring the hammer down, Manfred and set a tone for every other team.
If I were a SP for another team and had a bone to pick with the Astros, I'd be throwing balls at them too knowing at most I'd lose 1-2 starts. If it were longer, I'd just appeal through the MLBPA and point to what they did to Kelly.
Manfred's days as commish are numbered.
Also @909 if you want to get personal or really let go with some disparaging remarks about me, you can always PM me that instead of being the contentious hot head of a mod that you are and fire off comments knowing ain't shit gonna happen to you.. Sort of like some pretentious, bulbous sack of wasted flesh in the White House that is all talk but a raging inbred when dealing with facts or anything that crushes his little narrative.
I don't get why they have replay at all if situations like that can't be reviewed, especially since that took a run off the board and ended a potentially big inning.Weird play in Cincy.
Bases loaded and no outs. Shogo Akiyama hits a sinking liner to a diving Kris Bryant at third base. Bryant fields the ball off what was shown on replay a short hop that kicked up dirt before going into Bryant’s glove. The third base ump is right there and does not signal an out. Replays show him not signaling the out. Bryant gets up and steps on third and fires to first and the Cubs run off the field as it is called a triple play.
So at some point, the umpire at third base had to have called it an out but it must have been after Bryant got up which is a crazy delay. Reds manager David Bell comes out to talk to the umps but it is not a reviewable play. Only trapped ball situations are reviewable if it is an outfielder. So the ump that is at third that took forever to apparently signal an out could have suggested to the head ump (if it wasn’t him already) that the look at it themselves. That is the only way it could have been reviewed.
They neglected to do so.
I'm not surprised. He basically misses 1 start maybe 2 at the most? The smarter thing would've been to say he's suspended 3 Starts or something similar. Also Dave Roberts got suspended 1 game. Way to bring the hammer down, Manfred and set a tone for every other team.
If I were a SP for another team and had a bone to pick with the Astros, I'd be throwing balls at them too knowing at most I'd lose 1-2 starts. If it were longer, I'd just appeal through the MLBPA and point to what they did to Kelly.
I watched the replay and the umpire clearly signals an out. The umpires hand is up in the air by the time Bryant is up to one knee. His hand is still in the air when Bryant steps on third base. The umps arm is up less than one second after the play. I don't think the bone of contention is there.Weird play in Cincy.
Bases loaded and no outs. Shogo Akiyama hits a sinking liner to a diving Kris Bryant at third base. Bryant fields the ball off what was shown on replay a short hop that kicked up dirt before going into Bryant’s glove. The third base ump is right there and does not signal an out. Replays show him not signaling the out. Bryant gets up and steps on third and fires to first and the Cubs run off the field as it is called a triple play.
So at some point, the umpire at third base had to have called it an out but it must have been after Bryant got up which is a crazy delay. Reds manager David Bell comes out to talk to the umps but it is not a reviewable play. Only trapped ball situations are reviewable if it is an outfielder. So the ump that is at third that took forever to apparently signal an out could have suggested to the head ump (if it wasn’t him already) that the look at it themselves. That is the only way it could have been reviewed.
They neglected to do so.
They're really hoping the virus hasn't spread beyond the Marlins and Phillies. The Phillies are up against it now. If any players test positive in the next two days the season is essentially over.Phillies are suspending all activities at Citizens Bank Park after a clubhouse attendant and coach test positive for COVID-19.
How have they not at least paused the season?
I watched the replay and the umpire clearly signals an out. The umpires hand is up in the air by the time Bryant is up to one knee. His hand is still in the air when Bryant steps on third base. The umps arm is up less than one second after the play. I don't think the bone of contention is there.
The problem from a replay standpoint is everything that happens on the field is a direct result of that call. By the looks of the play at third, Galvis stopped running. Barnhart was on his way back to first. If you use replay and overturn that call, where do the runners go? Bryant has a shot at the runner at home. He went to third because the ump signaled the out. How do you determine all that?
Phillies are suspending all activities at Citizens Bank Park after a clubhouse attendant and coach test positive for COVID-19.
How have they not at least paused the season?
Manfred's days as commish are numbered.
Yet. The problem is this demonstrates how easily an outbreak can spread. A player tests positive and its a week before you know who else contracted the virus. So realistically you need to sideline the entire team. And if this happens during the playoffs? You get to a point where none of it has any legitimacy.Because they can work the season around two teams being fucked up. The season can also be extended in a way that would lead to the playoffs taking place outside of October. There are still 28 other teams that don't have these problems.
Are the owners going to fire him for doing anything/everything they want?