MLB 2021 "Hot Stove": Third Time's a Charm for Dodgers
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Chanur
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It sucks the game ended that way and he probably did try to check his swing but the ball had already gone by it looked to me.
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Ameraves
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This is my point about the above, and that bad calls happen. It's a shit part of the game, and honestly dumb that it can't be reviewed. It's just really unfortunate that the teams that had the 2 best records in the MLB, played each other close all year, and it comes down to a bad call to end it.
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Gavinmad
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Why do you keep bringing this up? It has nothing to do with whether or not a swing occurred. There is absolutely no question, it is a factual statement to say that Wilmer Flores did not swing. It's an even worse blown call than the Ruf swing from the other night.
Flores has never hit off Scherzer in his life and probably wasn't going to tonight, but he does have a decent history of clutch moments (including one earlier in this very series) so I think y'all earned yourself a very tiny asterisk if you go all the way this year.
Chanur
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It does matter. It's also my understanding there is no real guidelines on this and its more or less down to the ump. Which clearly thought it was a swing and not a check.
Muurloen
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Flores was the last batter of the game.
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TheNozz
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So if anyone’s favorite team advanced in the post season on a bad/lucky call, they’re going to stop watching that year? They’re going to give up and find a new team? Doubtful.
I’d bet dollars to donuts that 99.99% of SF fans would have taken a win if the positions were reversed.
I’d bet dollars to donuts that 99.99% of SF fans would have taken a win if the positions were reversed.
TheNozz
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Fixed.
Of course, if you can show proof that the Dodgers bribed the umpire who made the call, I'll be more than happy to agree with you.
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Ameraves
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That's just stupid. If that's the case, every game that ever has had a bad call leads to an asterisk.
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Araxen
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The first base umpire doesn't have that great of view. He's a million miles away, and it's thrust on him to make that call. It really should be a reviewable call at the very least. I'm sure they'll change it. It sucks for the Giants though.
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Gavinmad
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It isn't 'every game ever', it was a game ending call in game 5 of a playoff series.
But yes, of course it's stupid. Chanur was being a mega-cunt last night so I went there.
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Alex
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Dodgers had over a 92% chance to win at that point. If it was a check swing the count would have been 1-2 and Scherzer would have just blown him up on the next pitch.
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Alex
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Gavinmad
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I would have let it drop if it weren't for the aforementioned mega-cuntiness of Chanur.