Who cares if Barmes made the catch or not, the umpires ruled that he did.
It was an amazing play and effort on his part and the discussion should end. It doesn’t really matter.
Go Rockies!
Barmes’ Catch or No Catch, Who Cares
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Umpiring in MLB Deteriorating
The Major League Baseball umpires have gone down hill in the last several years. To me, they just don’t understand the game.
There are some good examples just this weekend.
Last night, a Diamondback busted it up the line and was past the bag when the ball got there, but the umpire called him out. It was quite obvious that he was safe. Then as soon as AJ Hinch gets out there, he gets tossed.
Another example is todays New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox game. Ramon Ramirez was tossed when he hit Alex Rodriguez. There is no way Ramirez is throwing at him. The Yankees are up 2 late in the game and he is pitching inside, which a pitcher needs to be able to do.
Umpires have no idea of the flow of the game, they get caught up in the emotion and make calls they shouldn’t. Many of them have egos and feel that they never are wrong.
They need to be humble. Being a Major League Umpire is a privilege, not a right.
MLB Baseball Rule is bad, Manny Ramirez shouldn’t be allowed to play until suspension is up
Manny Ramirez should still be sitting somewhere other than a ballpark. He was suspended back in May for 50 games and shouldn’t be playing again until July 3.
But Manny is making the rehabilitation tour and it began this week in Albuquerque. He is now making the move to the Dodgers’ High A team.
I would have to agree with Bob Raissman of the New York Daily News who says that ESPN and others shouldn’t be celebrating Ramirez’s return. He says it best, “Only in the twisted world of Major League Baseball could a serious suspension be turned into a nationally televised victory lap with a financial upside.”
Manny should be sitting and not able to go back to a minor league team to get ready for the big leagues until the 50 games are up. He shouldn’t even be able to practice at the teams stadium like Manny has been doing.
If this were a minor leaguer, they wouldn’t be able to get a rehab assignment.
MLB, clean up this loophole and clean up the game. We don’t need to be celebrating what Manny Ramirez did.
Major League Baseball and Colorado Rockies need to improve their online ticketing
I just want to say that Major League Baseball and the Colorado Rockies need to improve thier online ticketing.
The ticketing process is timing out so I am unable to purchase tickets. I want to give them money, but their processes are preventing that from happening.
What is happening is that I am choosing tickets, but I don’t like where they put me. So I release the tickets and try again. When I try to get back in, the site times out. I can’t get tickets.
This happened to me yesterday. I was trying to get tickets and I ended up having to go to the game and wait 45 minutes in line to get tickets.
It is quite frustrating and I wish they would improve it so this stops happening.
Matt Vasgersian is classless on MLB Network
I just want to say that Matt Vasgersian is a classless reporter/anchor on the MLB Network.
Tonight Brad Hawpe was beaned on a pick-off throw in the neck below the helmet. He had to be taken off on a cart with his neck immobilized. It is a serious situation.
Vasgersian was making jokes about one of the paramedics looking like a Donovan McNabb. Classless and just plain wrong. Even the color analysts thought it was pretty stupid.
An injured player is nothing to joke about, even people who are trying to help the injured player.
Vasgerisan should clean up his act, be a professional, and apolgize for his stupidity.
Baseball is back!
I just want to make a quick post and highlight that baseball is back and I am looking forward to another season.
You know spring is around the corner when spring training games start. Catchers and pitchers reporting is great, but it is even better when the games start.
I am looking forward to another season of the Colorado Rockies. It doesn’t matter where we think they will finish or how upset we are about off-season trades or acquisitions.
Every team starts out fresh and tied on opening day. Here is to another season of baseball and Go Rockies!
I am disappointed in the Colorado Rockies…
I just want to say that I am disappointed in the management of the Colorado Rockies. They failed to show committment to winning to their players and most importantly their fans.
Why? Who knows, we may never know.
The reason? Because they failed to sign Matt Holliday to a long-term deal and traded him away to the Oakland Athletics.
Matt Holliday is a big-time, major league player whose type only comes along every once in a while. They should have made every effort to sign him.
The Rockies did get three players in return from the Athletics. One is a left-handed starting pitcher who struggled last year, but in looking at the offense of the A’s, it is no wonder he struggled. The second is a reliever who struggled last year and may be on the downward trend. And third is a prospect who may develop into a great player, but who has struggled at the major league.
Matt Holliday is gone and I wish him well. But the Rockies management is to blame and should be held accountable.
The fans came out and showed support that was unrivaled except for the first couple of years. The Rockies management had a chance to show their fans they were committed to winning, but they just blew them off.
We’ll see next summer how it pays off. I hope it is good, but I am doubtful.