It is now. You've been fired for lack of competency.
Look. I realize that you're so fat that you have more chins than a Chinese phone book, but
you really don't have to come on here time after time and make a "bigger" fool of yourself.
SO in conclusion, by the idiotic methods that 1970s, coinstartled, and Darin have used in their feeble attempt to to promote George Brett, they actually lowered him on the all time third base list. How far did he go down?
By last count, their methods had the following; Schmidt, Killebrew, Chipper, Boggs, Miguel Cabrera, Eddie Mathews, etc...all well ahead of Brett.
Darin and his methods have Rich Dauer on par with Harmon Killebrew.
And finally, still waiting for that athletic match with 1970's....as I know he is either a pencil neck, stiff, or pot bellied loaf. Look forward to beating him. Again.
....and Brett found a new nickname, E5. Or Mister unearned run. Or, 'can't catch ground balls in the playoffs, hence why we lost in the ALCS so often'. Or, Never carried a team to WS victory.
1970's- Cool video.
I did remember it was pine tar day.
After lunch on this day in 1983 me and a buddy were on our way to the local swimming
pool and had the game on the radio, we couldn't believe a player could hit a home run
and then have it taken away by a piece of scum like Billy Martin.
Thankfully the commissioner felt the same way.
@Darin said:
1970's- Cool video.
I did remember it was pine tar day.
After lunch on this day in 1983 me and a buddy were on our way to the local swimming
pool and had the game on the radio, we couldn't believe a player could hit a home run
and then have it taken away by a piece of scum like Billy Martin.
Thankfully the commissioner felt the same way.
I've always thought the commish made the wrong decision. The rule was there, Brett broke the rule, and the umps made the correct call.
@Darin said:
1970's- Cool video.
I did remember it was pine tar day.
After lunch on this day in 1983 me and a buddy were on our way to the local swimming
pool and had the game on the radio, we couldn't believe a player could hit a home run
and then have it taken away by a piece of scum like Billy Martin.
Thankfully the commissioner felt the same way.
I've always thought the commish made the wrong decision. The rule was there, Brett broke the rule, and the umps made the correct call.
Umps did make the correct call. The reasoning behind the rule doesn't matter. Call should have stood.
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I do remember the umpiring crew for the resumed game got affidavits' from the crew that umpired the
pine tar game attesting that Brett touched all the bases after his home run, because they were one step
ahead of Billy. And Billy did ask them how they knew Brett touched all the bases, and they did produce
the affidavit.
Checkmate Billy Martin, you lose.
Umps did not make the correct call. There was already a precedent with the Mayberry bat, and the umps knew McPhail's decision on Mayberry. You can't negate a hit because of a bat. You can only ask the bat to be removed before the game so it doesn't ruin all your baseball's because of tar getting on the ball.
An illegal bat can be taken out of a game because it will make the home team lose money in replacing dirty baseballs. It can not take away hits after the fact.
Rule 6.06 (d):
A batter is out for illegal action when:
(d) He uses or attempts to use a bat that, in the umpire's judgment, has been altered or tampered with in such a way to improve the distance factor or cause an unusual reaction on the baseball. This includes, bats that are filled, flat surfaced, nailed, hollowed, grooved or covered with a substance such as paraffin, wax, etc. No advancement on the bases will be allowed and any out or outs made during a play shall stand. In addition to being called out, the player shall be ejected from the game and may be subject to additional penalties as determined by his League President.
Tabe, you're interpreting the rule the wrong way.
To be concise, it says "if the player alters the bat to improve distance or cause an unusual reaction on the baseball".
Brett did not do that.
Brett put pine tar on the bat to improve his grip on the bat. Simple as that. And in his zeal to get a good grip
he made a mess of the bat, but clearly, very clearly he did not use it to improve distance or cause a weird
reaction on the baseball. Good grief, this is George Brett, he didn't have to try to cheat, he was the best
hitter in the game.
"this includes bats covered with a substance such as paraffin, wax, etc". Brett's bat was certainly covered with a substance. Using pine gear in hitting area of a bat would cause an unusual reaction in the ball in that it changes the grip of the ball and makes it harder to throw and/or causes dirt, etc, to stick to it.
I can accept, however, that you may not interpret it that way.
My main reason for posting the rule, however, was to refute 1970s when he said hitters can't be called out for illegal bats. That's false - it's right in the rule.
Well, that's because pine tar has been deemed legal. So... yeah.
But that's not what you said. You said "illegal bats". And hitters absolutely can be called out after the fact for illegal bats. That's right in the rule.
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Don't ask me how I got it, but here's a video of 1970s celebrating after posing his clever "crapped the bed" phrase for the 100th time:
Damn!
Greatest. thread. ever.
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
SO in conclusion, by the idiotic methods that 1970s, coinstartled, and Darin have used in their feeble attempt to to promote George Brett, they actually lowered him on the all time third base list. How far did he go down?
By last count, their methods had the following; Schmidt, Killebrew, Chipper, Boggs, Miguel Cabrera, Eddie Mathews, etc...all well ahead of Brett.
Darin and his methods have Rich Dauer on par with Harmon Killebrew.
And finally, still waiting for that athletic match with 1970's....as I know he is either a pencil neck, stiff, or pot bellied loaf. Look forward to beating him. Again.
....and Brett found a new nickname, E5. Or Mister unearned run. Or, 'can't catch ground balls in the playoffs, hence why we lost in the ALCS so often'. Or, Never carried a team to WS victory.
1970's- Cool video.
I did remember it was pine tar day.
After lunch on this day in 1983 me and a buddy were on our way to the local swimming
pool and had the game on the radio, we couldn't believe a player could hit a home run
and then have it taken away by a piece of scum like Billy Martin.
Thankfully the commissioner felt the same way.
I've always thought the commish made the wrong decision. The rule was there, Brett broke the rule, and the umps made the correct call.
Umps did make the correct call. The reasoning behind the rule doesn't matter. Call should have stood.
I do remember the umpiring crew for the resumed game got affidavits' from the crew that umpired the
pine tar game attesting that Brett touched all the bases after his home run, because they were one step
ahead of Billy. And Billy did ask them how they knew Brett touched all the bases, and they did produce
the affidavit.
Checkmate Billy Martin, you lose.
Rule 6.06 (d):
A batter is out for illegal action when:
(d) He uses or attempts to use a bat that, in the umpire's judgment, has been altered or tampered with in such a way to improve the distance factor or cause an unusual reaction on the baseball. This includes, bats that are filled, flat surfaced, nailed, hollowed, grooved or covered with a substance such as paraffin, wax, etc. No advancement on the bases will be allowed and any out or outs made during a play shall stand. In addition to being called out, the player shall be ejected from the game and may be subject to additional penalties as determined by his League President.
Tabe, you're interpreting the rule the wrong way.
To be concise, it says "if the player alters the bat to improve distance or cause an unusual reaction on the baseball".
Brett did not do that.
Brett put pine tar on the bat to improve his grip on the bat. Simple as that. And in his zeal to get a good grip
he made a mess of the bat, but clearly, very clearly he did not use it to improve distance or cause a weird
reaction on the baseball. Good grief, this is George Brett, he didn't have to try to cheat, he was the best
hitter in the game.
"this includes bats covered with a substance such as paraffin, wax, etc". Brett's bat was certainly covered with a substance. Using pine gear in hitting area of a bat would cause an unusual reaction in the ball in that it changes the grip of the ball and makes it harder to throw and/or causes dirt, etc, to stick to it.
I can accept, however, that you may not interpret it that way.
My main reason for posting the rule, however, was to refute 1970s when he said hitters can't be called out for illegal bats. That's false - it's right in the rule.
Well, that's because pine tar has been deemed legal. So... yeah.
But that's not what you said. You said "illegal bats". And hitters absolutely can be called out after the fact for illegal bats. That's right in the rule.
Sorry but it deserves its very own video
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gbEHAsZxRYo