Meals-a-Kulpa: My Tax Dollars Are Being Wasted On These Umps
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Wow. Look at that screen capture of Ron Kulpa’s botched call on Chase Utley’s infield single Sunday night. Kulpa said 1B Todd Helton left the bag before he had the ball, but I dunno, man. This frame-by-frame series of closeups kinda proves (sorta) that Kulpa’s call was wrong. Dead wrong, man.
Miguel Cabrera Is In Deep Trouble, Mister
The Tigers’ season has come to its withering end. It’s just as well too. Detroit had as much of a chance at beating the Yankees in the first round of the playoffs as … well, the Twins, I guess. Another four games of discussion over Miguel Cabrera’s scratchy face wouldn’t have done anyone any good.
Critic Al’s MLB Playoff Picks
SportScape reporter Critic Al freed himself from the haze of the press box cigar smoke and Glenlivet hangover to bring you his well chewed-over picks for this year’s 2009 MLB Playoffs.
Faking Legends 101: Convincing The World You Called Your Shot
By now you must be at least vaguely familiar with the legend of Babe Ruth calling his shot in Game 3 of the 1932 World Series (if you’re not familiar with the legend, it’s weird that you’re reading this blog, no?). The film stills shown above supposedly capture Ruth calling his shot and then taunting the Cubs’ dugout as he rounds the bases. Most believe Ruth never actually called his shot. It goes to show, tell a tale long enough, the truth no longer matters.
Game Points: Are Ks A Big Deal For Good Players?
On Tuesday, Arizona’s Mark Reynolds broke the single-season strikeout mark, a record he first set last year. This season, he’s also substantially increased his totals in every major offensive category including improving his OPS by over 150 points and more than doubling his steals total from last season. Oakland’s Jack Cust has led the AL in strikeouts for three straight years. He’s also led his team in home runs in each of those years and been among the team’s two highest producers of RBIs. Philadelphia’s Ryan Howard and D.C.’s Adam Dunn have struck out more than 160 times and cracked at least 40 home runs in each of the last four seasons.
Sidelines will take a minute to argue over the relevance of strikeouts in All-Stars and power-hitters.
