TheHurl

If all these people actually supported the Expos when they were the Expos, they would still be the Expos

Hurl was trying to trade all of his veteran players and hand you (well actually Pendleton) a championship contender. Also Verlander, Bauer and Sale have some years left in them. You have no catcher. I can move you Perez or Perez as a throw neither is making my roster. As I have told Pendleton we could take Tatis and Machado out of the deal as it doesn't fill a hole. I'm not doubting it isn't a five year move. But you will have zero chance to win in the next two years without improving your pitching. I am the only one that can offer you 3 top 10 pitchers without dismantling your current squad.

My thing about the Expos, and I was a big fan who travelled every year for games, is that Montreal never takes any blame for the team leaving. It was the MLB, it was the owners, it was the stadium. The fans allowed mismanagement, language politics happen by not caring about the team. This includes the early 90's Montreal doesn't deserve a baseball team and if they get one it will fail within 10 years

he is such an ass. This off season will be fun. Could be better if Strasburg opts out

Like Montreal is in Canada

Lerner just flashed the money sign to Rendon.

Arash Madani being there is the worst. At least we have Olympic qualifying this offseason...and one of the most interesting free agent off seasons in years.

I happen to love Schmaltz (fun story I didn't know who he was last year until I started following his hot sister on instagram) and was going to pursue him anyway

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I really think he wants to stay in Washington but this is probably a better plan than Cole

Zimmerman is 100% class and says the right things

a 7 game series with no home victories would be kind of cool. I would guess that it's never happened in any professional sport (purely guess have not looked it up)

"out of the running lane" He has to be in the running lane first. It's clear in the rules.

Our rules reference is 5.09(a)(11), which reads in part: In running the last half of the distance from home base to first base, while the ball is being fielded to first base, he runs outside (to the right of) the three-foot line, or inside (to the left of) the foul line, and in the umpire's judgment in so doing interferes with the fielder taking the throw at first base ..... When we said that you're not necessarily out for interference when running outside the running lane, we're calling attention to a few wrinkles in the rule. Here are the important points to remember when judging interference on 5.09(a)(11): First, let's define the running lane: A three-foot-wide lane occupying the last half of the distance to first base. The lines marking the running lane are part of the running lane. That's important. When is a runner out of the running lane? The batter-runner is out of the running lane when, during the last half of the distance to first base, one of the runner's feet (or both, for that matter) is entirely outside the running lane at the time that the interference potentially (but again, not necessarily) occurs. A throw must be made. If the catcher, for example, comes up with a bunted ball and sets up to throw to first, but then stops and doesn't throw because the runner (in his view) is in the way, you cannot have interference. The fielder must make an attempt to throw to first. The throw must be a catchable throw. Using the same example, if the catcher comes up with a bunted ball and then throws wild to first base because (in his view) the runner was in the way, you cannot have interference. The throw must be one that the first baseman has a reasonable chance (with ordinary effort) to catch. Note carefully the language of the rule: "… interferes with the fielder taking the throw at first base." So umpire judgment rests on what's happening with the fielder at first base, not the fielder who is making the throw. This is a critical point and is often misunderstood. Points #3 and #4 rest on this point: That if there is interference, the interference is on the fielder receiving the ball at first base, not on the fielder throwing the ball from the vicinity of home plate. You will sometimes get managers arguing running lane interference mistakenly arguing that the fielder who threw the ball was upset by the runner's position outside the running lane. He's entirely mistaken with that line of argument. There are two exceptions. There are two exceptions (wrinkles, really) in Rule 5.09(a)(11). First, the runner is permitted to leave the running lane to avoid a fielder attempting to field a batted ball. We know this already from what we've learned thus far about interference – that the fielder has the right of way in fielding a batted ball. Second, noticing that first base itself (the bag) is outside the running lane, the runner is permitted by rule to step out of the running lane for the purpose of touching first base.

ftfy

It's a stupid rule but it was called right. He ran in fair territory the entire way. Smart players throw at batters in the lane.

and they obviously interfered

Yeah could say the review hurt the pitcher. Most importantly I want another run scored...but 4 or more by Astros would be better although I kind of want to see a game 7

the rule is that by about the 45 foot mark you have to be in the runners lane in foul territory. Is he breaking the rule...yes. Was there interference...yes.

reviewing an unchallengable play is ********. Great that they got the call correct. Should be called more often.

Nevermind I thought that was Pendleton's offer. I countered

Odd that I didn't get a notification.

Most American thing you have ever said.

As I said I was once a fan. However, no one wanted to play with them. They had zero ability to negotiate a team friendly contract because they treated people terrible. The number of former Pirates who have talked about how much happier they were to be moved says something.

You should have taken my double decker bus tour the one day I worked there. You'd have learned lots