at. RAYS 7/17

[LA2]

This umpire is jobbing us in the 9th.

Yes, but the O's swings were pretty bad, esp. Wieters'.

[scOtt]

Dempsey still ragging on 0-2 FBs EVERY time.

And you gotta figure Rick has said something about it to someone... Matt or Caleb or somebody, John Russell.

[O's84]

Every game behind the plate is reviewed.

The fact that C.B. Bucknor, Angel Hernandez and others are still umpiring speaks against it's effectiveness.

[scOtt]

Yes, but the O's swings were pretty bad, esp. Wieters'.

Of course their swings were terrible. They had to swing at everything.

[Can_of_corn]

The fact that C.B. Bucknor' date=' Angel Hernandez and others are still umpiring speaks against it's effectiveness.[/quote']

It is a Union gig.

[O's84]

I guess we'll get em't tomorrow.

[scOtt]

Which would be why the strike zone has been edging closer and closer to the one in the rule book over the last few years?

So much so that they are contemplating changing the strike zone?

I have no idea.

[LA2]

And filed away, never to be seen again...

There's never going to be an indictment--they need to prove intent to harm our national well-being.

[Can_of_corn]

I have no idea.

Because the process is working, not as much as robo umps, but it is working.

[LA2]

Of course their swings were terrible. They had to swing at everything.

I know, but it looked like Wieters was making a point to the ump rather than really trying to hit it. I wonder if he would have gotten the calls if he hadn't swung--don't know whether those last few pitches were in the zone or not.

[SteveA]

We did our share of losing for years.

But we finished ahead of those bums in the majority of those years.

[Can_of_corn]

But we finished ahead of those bums in the majority of those years.

Yah for finishing next to last!