Baseball 2011

[smc]

Originally Posted by smc

... If you could see where that ball hit, absent some Toronto announcer influencing you, you'd understand clearly why the initial home run call was overruled. ...

Originally Posted by shadows

I watched the game. I will agree to disagree with you.

I do think they need to make some adjustments to the ballpark. ...

I?m guessing shadows made a call to Bud Selig, with whom he is very close, because this appeared in today?s Boston Globe:

Remember that weird right field foul pole/yellow line incident April 15 when a Blue Jays home run was reversed after replay because the ball was shown landing to the right of the pole even though it was within the yellow line on the railing? MLB and the Red Sox have been working on making sure the pole and line of the railing are lined up. A view from home plate to the pole is aligned -- an optical illusion -- but once you get to the spot, there?s an obvious gap between the yellow line and pole. That this was never noticed before and that it never came into play was amazing to team and league officials, but by the time the Red Sox return home from their current trip, the lines should line up.

[shadows]

Originally Posted by smc

I?m guessing shadows made a call to Bud Selig, with whom he is very close, because this appeared in today?s Boston Globe:

Remember that weird right field foul pole/yellow line incident April 15 when a Blue Jays home run was reversed after replay because the ball was shown landing to the right of the pole even though it was within the yellow line on the railing? MLB and the Red Sox have been working on making sure the pole and line of the railing are lined up. A view from home plate to the pole is aligned -- an optical illusion -- but once you get to the spot, there?s an obvious gap between the yellow line and pole. That this was never noticed before and that it never came into play was amazing to team and league officials, but by the time the Red Sox return home from their current trip, the lines should line up.

Never underestimate the clout of the shadow.

[shadows]

Great game by the Jays! They beat the Rangers 10-3, with Adam Lind going 3-5 with 2 homeruns and 5 RBIs! After their recent troubles they have now won two in a row against Texas.

The Stankees lost their second game in a row to the White Sox(Yay!), but it took an AMAZING diving catch by the Chicago right-fielder to save the game.

I also love the fact that it looks like Soriano is feeling the pressure of playing for the Stankees! He has been horrible for them. Good!