James Posey - G/F (Mem)

Regarding A-Rod saying

"The umpire said I could have run him over, but he was coming at me, and I know the line belongs to me.  He was reaching toward my stomach, and I feel I can knock it out."

True, while the line might belong to him, the pitcher was not at all in his baserunning line and was not at all impeding his path to 1st base. He blatently swatted his left arm out, hitting the pitcher in the forearm and jarring the ball loose. Had there been more of a body to body type collision there and the ball came loose, then he's safe. But when the only contact made is A-Rods left hand coming down on the pitchers forearm, that's a different story.

The argument here is valid.  It's ok to bowl over a catcher or a shortstop but you can't swat at a guys glove as he's making a tag?

If you're saying it should be OK to swat at a guys glove while trying to make a tag, why stop there. Why not also make it legal that, if on a popup where the fielder is standing near a basepath, the baserunner can stand there and at the last second make a swat at the fielders glove just a split second before he attempts to catch it. I mean, he is standing in the vicinity of the baserunners path, not unlike the situation lastnight, is he not? Or, why not just bowl over the fielder who is in your way but looking up at the ball trying to make a catch?

It was a desperate act at a desperate time no doubt, but it was also a genious move because had it worked, A-Rod is on second and Jeter is in the dugout high-fiving guys.

A genious move? I don't think so. Had he conceded the out, Jeter is standing on 2nd base and in scoring position. As a result of his desperate act, Jeter had to return to 1st and A-Rod could have very well cost his team a run if the next guy would have singled and instead of scoring Jeter, it would have left baserunners at the corners. But since no one else got a hit that inning, it's a moot point.

Actually, none of this will matter at all, if Boston doesn't win tonight.

A couple of points brought up this morning on the radio:

Why can players plow over the catcher
Why can players plow over the 2B/SS on a double play

I'm going to guess the reason that they are allowed to do that in those instances is because the fielder is typically in the runner's basepath and the runner probably has the right to run to the bag, even if it means thru another player. Had Arroyo been more in A-Rods way to the point they actually collided and the ball was knocked loose, then more than likely he would have been called safe but when the only contact was A-Rod swinging his arm at the pitchers arm, that's not quite the same thing.

Nothing against him though because he's a great player.

I agree. Great player, poor lack of judgement lastnight.

Im glad the umps got that call right with Arod swatting at the pitchers glove like a little wuss to knock the ball loose.

And about the Yankees fans throwing **** on the field after the correct call, very classy.

What has to be of a bigger concern for the Yankees, the fact that they have lost 2 straight and allowed the Sox right back in it, or the fact that Rivera has blown 2 straight saves, and allowed the Sox back in it?

Well, I'm making the sacrafice of FG% for a guy who could very well finish in the top 5 in assists this year. And expect he'll improve on his rookie year FG%, seeing how he shot over 47% in his senior yr in college the year before.

Quote from: juanelopezrosario on October 17, 2004, 08:18 PM

finally some action good pick with hinrich

Yeah if you like a .390 FG %.

No, I like his 6th ranking in assists, as well as ranking in the top 32 in 3 pters and steals. FG % is but one of 9 stat categories being tracked. And, this is a 6th round pick. Not exactly all-star caliber players left to draft here.