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Umpire Joe West takes “cheat sheet” from Phillies reliever
Posted on 9/2/18 at 10:04 am
Posted on 9/2/18 at 10:04 am
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How do you feel about this? I guess it violates the letter of the law, but certainly not the spirit. Joe West says “look at me” again. The main problem I have is that we’re going so far with this analytics stuff that now you have pitchers slowing down the game to consult a card on every hitter. Where does that end?
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Veteran umpire Joe West confiscated a card from Phillies reliever Austin Davis in the eighth inning of Philadelphia's 7-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Saturday night.
Davis and Phillies manager Gabe Kapler said he was using the card merely for information on the Cubs' hitters. West said that was illegal under Rule 6.02(c)(7), which states that the pitcher shall not have on his person, or in his possession, any foreign substance
How do you feel about this? I guess it violates the letter of the law, but certainly not the spirit. Joe West says “look at me” again. The main problem I have is that we’re going so far with this analytics stuff that now you have pitchers slowing down the game to consult a card on every hitter. Where does that end?
Posted on 9/2/18 at 10:06 am to High C
I don't care to see relievers pulling index cards out of their backsides to read up on who's up next.
Learn it before the game. Gotta go with Joe West here Lou.
Learn it before the game. Gotta go with Joe West here Lou.
Posted on 9/2/18 at 10:06 am to High C
could he write it on his arm?
Posted on 9/2/18 at 10:09 am to stapuffmarshy
quote:I agree. Might be the only time I agree with Joe West.
Learn it before the game. Gotta go with Joe West here Lou.
Posted on 9/2/18 at 10:11 am to deathvalleyfreak43
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MLB; no one cares
says the tard who spent the time to post this
Posted on 9/2/18 at 10:22 am to High C
I got to agree with West, at least he didn't eject him
Posted on 9/2/18 at 10:35 am to LanierSpots
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could he write it on his arm?
There was a pitcher in the early 2000s that had very colorful tattoos on his arm, and he was forced to cover them by the umpire because they were distracting. So, perhaps he could, but they could also force him to remove or cover the writing?
Posted on 9/2/18 at 10:36 am to High C
You get paid millions to throw a baseball. Take time to learn what you need to know. Jesus.
Posted on 9/2/18 at 10:41 am to Jon Ham
Outfielders use cards for positioning, I don’t see why this is a big deal
Posted on 9/2/18 at 11:56 am to texastiger38
It's not.
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Update: Teams have been informed that players can use reference cards as long as they do not delay the game. Austin Davis’ card did not violate 6.03(c)(7).
This post was edited on 9/2/18 at 11:57 am
Posted on 9/2/18 at 12:08 pm to High C
See no issue with this... Scouting and the reporting should be relayed in from the dugout to the catcher, not the pitcher pulling out his notebook on the mound.
Posted on 9/2/18 at 12:11 pm to Lsut81
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See no issue with this... Scouting and the reporting should be relayed in from the dugout to the catcher, not the pitcher pulling out his notebook on the mound.
This is no different than the QB wristbands
Posted on 9/2/18 at 12:19 pm to High C
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“cheat sheet”
quote:how's a card à foreign substance?
which states that the pitcher shall not have on his person, or in his possession, any foreign substance
Posted on 9/2/18 at 12:36 pm to texastiger38
Yep. Joe west is in the wrong, once again
Posted on 9/2/18 at 12:39 pm to High C
Joe West was a moron who incorrectly applied a rule, which I think he knew at the time was a stretch to begin with. If ol Joe thought he was in the right, he would have ejected the guy.
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