10-17-2018, 07:20 PM
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#361
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
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Forget the call. Fans can't be that stupid.
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10-17-2018, 07:22 PM
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#362
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by troutman
Bartman 2.
GTFO of the way!
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I was thinking Jeffrey Maier at Yankee Stadium against the Orioles. Tony Tarasco was waiting to catch the ball on the warning track and Maier reached out into the field to bring it into the bleachers.
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10-17-2018, 07:34 PM
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#363
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
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Houston Bartman has been identified on Twitter. He says he needs security if the Astros don't come back and win.
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10-17-2018, 08:43 PM
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#364
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Franchise Player
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Don’t see how you call that an out. Ball was in the stands.
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10-17-2018, 09:11 PM
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#365
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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I know we are watching the Flames but this game is an absolute classic.
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10-17-2018, 10:23 PM
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#366
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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I watched the entire Flames game and these guys played 4 inning in that time.
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10-17-2018, 11:22 PM
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#367
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2012
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Definitely thought it was fan interference, Betts at worst is getting his glove on the ball without the fan. But yet another example tonight of why the MLB will never be as big as it can be, that was an excruciatingly long game for a straight 9 inning game. Absolutely no excuse for a 9 inning game to take 4 hours or more.
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10-17-2018, 11:25 PM
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#368
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
Definitely thought it was fan interference, Betts at worst is getting his glove on the ball without the fan. But yet another example tonight of why the MLB will never be as big as it can be, that was an excruciatingly long game for a straight 9 inning game. Absolutely no excuse for a 9 inning game to take 4 hours or more.
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It’s only fan interference if the fan reached into the field. Seems to me Betts was reaching into the stands which by definition can’t be fan interference.
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10-17-2018, 11:32 PM
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#369
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It's tight, like really tight, you could argue the fan reaches over and the ball is over. But if the fan isn't there, Betts will likely make the catch. It's unfortunate because it totally looks unintentional by the fan, but I still think it's interference, although as the broadcast said had it been called a HR first, it probably stays a HR. And I want Houston to win because #### the Red Sox, but I think they got it right.
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10-17-2018, 11:33 PM
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#370
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Franchise Player
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Those two bases loaded catches in the 9th were incredible. Thought the Astros had tied it up, after already having thought Red Sox has blown it open.
Instant classic game.
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10-18-2018, 10:01 AM
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#371
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
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10-18-2018, 11:40 AM
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#372
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Powerplay Quarterback
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These pics show that he wasn't as "in the stands" as most people think. He's a good distance away from the wall when he reaches out.
https://imgur.com/a/0kh0ojy
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10-18-2018, 12:26 PM
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#373
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Muffins
These pics show that he wasn't as "in the stands" as most people think. He's a good distance away from the wall when he reaches out.
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That first photo, the most definitive one, sure makes it look like his glove is in the stands more than the fans are in the field IMO. Huge Astros fan here so I’m certainly not impartial.
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10-18-2018, 12:53 PM
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#374
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Franchise Player
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Two things.
First, #### the Red Sox.
Second, I'm really not too thrilled that media outlets publicized this guy's name. Can we not learn lessons from the past and then extrapolate to the social media age? Does it really add a fundamental component to the story? Is the story radically incomplete without naming the guy? It's ridiculous.
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10-18-2018, 01:31 PM
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#375
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
It's tight, like really tight, you could argue the fan reaches over and the ball is over. But if the fan isn't there, Betts will likely make the catch.
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That isn't the standard, is it? The fans can interfere with his ability to make the catch, and it isn't "interference" per the rules unless said interference occurs within the field of play (i.e. unless they reach over the fence). Is that right?
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10-18-2018, 03:00 PM
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#376
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That Crazy Guy at the Bus Stop
Join Date: Jun 2010
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
That isn't the standard, is it? The fans can interfere with his ability to make the catch, and it isn't "interference" per the rules unless said interference occurs within the field of play (i.e. unless they reach over the fence). Is that right?
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You are correct.
Betts has his glove well past the vertical plane of the wall and I think the ball was past the plane as well.
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Note that spectators are allowed to catch a ball that is in play when the ball has broken the plane of the spectators' side of the wall.
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I'm of the opinion that the fans weren't reaching past that vertical plane. The ball was past the plane and so was Betts so they didn't interfere with the play.
I think it was a terrible, terrible call. I'm legitimately dismayed that people care at all about the fan, he did absolutely nothing wrong. They should be pissed at worst umpire in MLB Joe West and the morons in NY who let that call stand. Total BS.
Last edited by Cecil Terwilliger; 10-18-2018 at 03:03 PM.
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10-18-2018, 03:09 PM
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#377
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
You are correct.
Betts has his glove well past the vertical plane of the wall and I think the ball was past the plane as well.
I'm of the opinion that the fans weren't reaching past that vertical plane. The ball was past the plane and so was Betts so they didn't interfere with the play.
I think it was a terrible, terrible call. I'm legitimately dismayed that people care at all about the fan, he did absolutely nothing wrong. They should be pissed at worst umpire in MLB Joe West and the morons in NY who let that call stand. Total BS.
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Yeah if you are going to call fan interference seems to me you need clear evidence of a fan interfering within the field of play. I have yet to see that.
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10-18-2018, 06:19 PM
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#378
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Lifetime Suspension
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
You are correct.
Betts has his glove well past the vertical plane of the wall and I think the ball was past the plane as well.
I'm of the opinion that the fans weren't reaching past that vertical plane. The ball was past the plane and so was Betts so they didn't interfere with the play.
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There was three of them involved in the play, it looked like he reached out above the wall, certainly the guy on the right was reaching out passed the wall. It was not clear on TV so you have to go with the guy who called it, and he did not hesitate.
I don't think you can call it a terrible call, it was close either way and you have to give the benefit of the doubt to the ump and the player. If he catches it, its a top 10 highlight on Jay and Dan.
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10-18-2018, 09:31 PM
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#379
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Franchise Player
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Astros down to their last three outs.
About to end their season with 4 straight losses. Hard to believe.
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10-18-2018, 09:47 PM
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#380
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Jun 2011
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
Astros down to their last three outs.
About to end their season with 4 straight losses. Hard to believe.
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given the way the Red Sox play all season its not hard to believe.... also don't disrespect the Sox Judge & Bregman
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