Comments on: News: Bradley Has Torn ACL

By: ghobot

ghobot — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 22:51:35 +0000

i am convinced these umpires need to calm themselves down.

By: ghobot

ghobot — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 22:50:37 +0000

strangely enough, they are spot on about how off the met fan base and the front office have been about willie randolph. that was a great listen today.

and they are right, even though it was an exciting game, that was the most i have ever heard howie rose be a homer. he went nuts!

By: Roach

Roach — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:44:39 +0000

Actually, if you had paid attention to the aftermath, not lip reading during the game, you would know that Winters was trying to provoke Bradley’s ejection by “confessing” to the home ump that bradley threw the bat at him after his last at bat (called K), which, by the way, never happened.

That was what bradley was barking about–about the 1st base ump lying to provoke him.

AND if an ump is barking at a player, he is NOT doing his job..in fact, the exact opposite. I think with what’s going on in the sports world, this idea that officials are on some sort of pedestal, protected from punishment is RIDICULOUS

By: yagottabelieve

yagottabelieve — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:38:14 +0000

Agree 100%. All of these recent ejections seem to involve umpires who may have gone out of their way to escalate the situation:

Bradley: Yes he’s a jerk and was out of control (again) but both he and his coach say the umpire was verbally abusive and the video indicates Winters provoked him after he started to walk away.

Anderson: Says he was arguing in an acceptable manner until the umpire personally insulted him, causing him to explode.

Milledge: Argues with the umpire, then flies out. He’s on his
way back to the dugout only to find the umpire has gone all the way up the foul line to intercept him before he leaves the field, so he can yell at Milledge not to argue again. Again, not to defend Milledge’s reaction – but are you kidding me? Let him leave the field. (On a side note — do we know exactly what it was that enraged Milledge so much that he left the dugout and had to be restrained a second time? I’d be very curious to find out.)

LoDuca: Again, the argument’s over and he’s on his way to the dugout when tossed. To be fair, he probably said something as he walked away that led to the ejection – but if the guy’s walking away, let him go. If he continues to chirp from the dugout, then toss him.

By: slachs

slachs — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:25:09 +0000

It’s annoying already that the Mets’ radio station’s “premier” hosts are so anti-Met. And they are trying to stir the pot up more with the Willie situation. Dog is just bitter because the Giants stink, and Mike is just a Yankee loving blowhard, who has delusions of grandeur about his impact on local sports.

Enough with these two twits.

By: pochemunyet

pochemunyet — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:13:49 +0000

Anyone listening to Fatso and Fruit Loops bitching about the Mets’ announcers getting excited yesterday?

They don’t understand how exciting the game was…

Sad and Sadder, those two.

By: metstoday.com

metstoday.com — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:07:59 +0000

Are you SURE you saw the game? I mean, you did see Bradley round first base and then immediately run back to first to beckon and question the ump, right?

And you did see Bradley’s mouth running a mile a minute dropping f-bombs like there was no tomorrow.

It’s not like Winters started the thing. He might have kept it going, but he didn’t start it.

Maybe it’s because I come from a different world. Back in the old days the players were supposed to keep their mouths shut and focus on the game. Everyone keeps saying that they don’t understand why the umpires today have issues with the players but the same people glaze over the fact that many of the players are whiney brats who think it’s OK to throw bats and point fingers and show up umps by openly animating their conversations with them. Somewhere along the line it became OK to constantly openly disagree with an umpire’s call. I think somewhere around the time Robby Alomar spit on an ump during the postseason.

Well you’re right, I definitely have a different opinion of what happened on that field. But then, I thought the players were supposed to be focusing on the ball, not on whatever the umpires were saying.

By: Hit The Weights Zeile

Hit The Weights Zeile — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:46:32 +0000

i really hope this kind of stuff doesnt happen in the playoffs, if you have your back to an umpire to me theres really no reason for them to throw you out at that point its really them just trying to escalate the situation.

By: toomanyuniforms

toomanyuniforms — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:40:50 +0000

Well, there’s only so much abuse that you can expect someone to take . . . That said, the umps have been very bad, and have allowed animosity toward players to overwhelm their better judgment. It’s possible that today’s players heap more abuse than yesterday’s, but I doubt it. I think the umps are simply oversensitive in light of the vast salary differences b/w players and officials, etc. My response to that is simple. People pay to watch the players play and you disappear. If you can’t take pride in being invisible and calling a fair game, even if unappreciated by the players, take a walk, because there are plenty of folks willing to do just that, I’m sure.

By: ScottN

ScottN — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:30:18 +0000

I agree completely. This confrontational attitude umps have is getting worse and worse every year. MLB really needs to address it, as the outcomes of seasons depend on their being entirely reactive–never proactive, as that’s what seems to have caused this particular event.