Scholarship table
It may not "seem" correct but it absolutely is. There have been 3 instances since 200 when a team other than the Cubs or Cardinals won the NL Central. The Astros won in '01, The Brewers in '11 and the Reds in '12.
By the all star break the cards and cubs will be on top. The Brewers will be out of the picture. Just like every year
Since 2000 only 3 years have not had the cubs or cardinals in 1st. But k.
Manny Machado may be my favorite current player to watch.http://deadspin.com/the-only-possible-explanation-for-this-manny-machado-th-1796205098
It's the Cardinals and everyone else, quite simply. And I hate the Cardinals.
Rizzo gonna get drilles today. The Pads weren't happy with him.
Dunno why, didn't look like he gave Rizzo the plate, 50/50 call either way. I'm sure the Padres woulda done something similar and Maddon would have had a similar reaction.
It looks like it started as a slide and when he realized he was going to be out, he made the split-second decision to barrel into Hedges. It's a good, hard baseball play but it's also a play that MLB is trying to get rid of. The Padres will hit Rizzo today and hopefully he takes his bruise, puts his head down and goes to first. Keep the pitch low and this incident goes away quickly. If they go up by his shoulders/head, Rizzo has every right to charge the mound and pummel the pitcher. Hopefully it's the former.
Nah. Rooting for the latter. A pitcher deserves to be pummled for that nonsense.
How about he throws at him but misses and then gets pummeled?
Because baseball players go apesh*t over any perceived slight and feel it is their duty to dole out justice. Unwritten rules are so stupid.
Except this isn't an unwritten rule. It's an actual written rule.Official Baseball Rule 7.13 – Collisions at Home PlateA runner attempting to score may not deviate from his direct pathway to the plate in order to initiate contact with the catcher (or other player covering home plate). If, in the judgment of the Umpire, a runner attempting to score initiates contact with the catcher (or other player covering home plate) in such a manner, the Umpire shall declare the runner out (even if the player covering home plate loses possession of the ball). In such circumstances, the Umpire shall call the ball dead, and all other base runners shall return to the last base touched at the time of the collision.As the replay photo shows, Rizzo clearly is not taking a direct pathway to the plate. He makes contact with Hedges at the top of the batters box, at least two feet above home plate. Had Hedges not been there, Rizzo would have slid and missed home plate. There's no way Rizzo makes contact with the catcher there without deviating from a direct pathway.
Was the runner declared out by the umpire? No? Then he apparently didn't break the rule.Might he be suspended by MLB? If so then he did upon review and will be given a penalty.So either he didn't break the rule, or he did and MLB will punish him accordingly. The Padres have no cause to plunk him.
I'm not suggesting the Padres plunk him, and if that's what you meant by "unwritten rule," then I misunderstood you.And, yes, Rizzo was called out, because Hedges held on to the ball, so there was no need for an immediate call one way or the other on Rule 7.13.
Ridiculous linkage Sultan. The ump called Rizzo out simply because the catcher hung on to the ball. He never felt the need to reflect on the 'outside the base path' rule.I dislike the over regulation of baseball and dislike the runner/catcher collision situation more than most recent rules. Handle it the way it has been handled for 120 years. He's earned a helluva thigh bruise on the hardest fastball the Padres can muster. Of course you throw at him. Of course you throw at him below the waist. And then we move on.
Why though? He was going hard to the plate I doubt Rizzo was trying to hurt him. Anyways, Rizzo get plunked more often than anyone else in the majors, hitting him will do absolutely nothing.While on the subject of hitting players, can we please do away with the unwritten rule that you shouldnt bat flip or stare down your homerun? Celebrate as you wish.