MLB suspends, fines umpire Fieldin Culbreth

[Ray McKigney]

What happened with Trevor Bell?

 

edit: Never mind. I looked it up. He tweeted about Scioscia being to blame for the Angels slow start. Is he a member of this board?

[mota_madness]

I think he works at wallmart.... not playing anymore.

[wopphil]

thing is, you know they realized they made a mistake but they were too egotistical to make the correct call... these guys don't like being called out on their mistakes.

This is the most bothersome part: the complete refusal to entertain the belief that they could be wrong and take a few minutes to confer with each other, consult the rule book, and get the decision right.

[CaliAngel]

We should ban signatures that take up more room vertically than the posts themselves. 

 

Not only is it annoying, it dirties up the forums. 

[YouthofToday]

Why was Joe Torre watching an Astros/Angels game? Does he enjoy watching bad baseball teams?

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Why was Joe Torre watching an Astros/Angels game? Does he enjoy watching bad baseball teams?

Wanted to see if his next managerial job was opening up.

[Blarg]

Amazing that four umpires and a major league manager didn't know a rule that I've known since I was a child.

However, it reminds me of the time when Mauch was managing an Angels game and the opposing team's catcher (Tigers' Matt Nokes?) used his mask to retrieve a dropped pitch that rolled a few feet away from him. Mauch went out and told the umpires that's a rules violation and actually told them where they could find it in the rule book since he had the damn thing memorized. After conferring, they figured out that there's actually a rule that says a fielder cannot use any piece of equipment other than his glove to field a ball and the runner who was standing on first was awarded second base.

Scioscia argued this in a game against the Yankees when Posada caught a pop up with his glove and mask. In front of the umpire he shook off his glove to unwedge the ball from the mask to get a new ball for the pitcher. Guess how that appeal ended.

[Eric]

He already broadcasted for the Angels, why on earth would he want to manage them?

[Blarg]

This is the most bothersome part: the complete refusal to entertain the belief that they could be wrong and take a few minutes to confer with each other, consult the rule book, and get the decision right.

They conferred twice after two objections by Scioscia and still the three blind mice couldn't get it right.

[Blarg]

We should ban signatures that take up more room vertically than the posts themselves.

Not only is it annoying, it dirties up the forums.

You can turn sigs off in your profile.

[CaliAngel]

You can turn sigs off in your profile.

 

And let ONE person ruin seeing the signatures of everyone else? 

 

Hell no!

[Blarg]

And let ONE person ruin seeing the signatures of everyone else? 

 

Hell no!

You could put the one person on ignore.

[tdawg87]

Aw man I just scrolled up. That sig stands out like an American in Kenya. I vote change the restrictions on sig sizes to not be a block of cheese.

[CaliAngel]

^^Considering it.

 

Or you could just admit a signature of that size is unnecessary and ugly, and shouldn't be allowed. 

[Blarg]

Aw man I just scrolled up. That sig stands out like an American in Kenya. I vote change the restrictions on sig sizes to not be a block of cheese.

tdawg's argument was almost compelling enough for me to turn on sigs to see what he and Cali are complaining about but instead put them on ignore. Another problem solved!

[2112]

Aw man I just scrolled up. That sig stands out like an American in Kenya. I vote change the restrictions on sig sizes to not be a block of cheese.

A Costco block of cheese? Or a regular supermarket block?

[CaliAngel]

A Costco block of cheese? Or a regular supermarket block?

 

A block of cheese the size of a car battery!

[ELEVEN]

^^Considering it.

Or you could just admit a signature of that size is unnecessary and ugly, and shouldn't be allowed.

Dont you have a Homeowners Association to run?

[Lhalo]

I think a big reason why the umpire(s) were fined/suspended is because this was not a judgement call, it was a straight violation of MLB rules.

[Blarg]

None of them should be allowed back onthe field until they can pass a comprehensive test on the rules of baseball. Passing is 100% correct.