The Two Umpires
by Damaso's Burnt Shirt on Jun 21, 2009 1:45 PM EDT
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PrintI'm not saying they're a jinx or an omen of suckage to come, but every time I've seen them behind the backstop, the Jays have lost and in a painful way.
By my count, the Jays are 0-5.
Back to back extra innings losses to the Nats. Beaten up by the Yankees. Scott Richmond seems to be the most victimized Jay 0-3 or 0-2 with them behind the plate
Omen, jinx or just a poor choice of tickets? You decide.
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what are the 5 games?
i know of 3 for sure… i havent been able to watch every single game
indians (extra innings)
yankees
’nats
My list
Two losses to the Nats.
One game with the Marlins
Yanks
Indians
In honor of the Jays 2nd Baseman who played with fire in more ways than one.
by Damaso's Burnt Shirt on Jun 21, 2009 2:04 PM EDT reply actions
amazing
between them getting called onto the field yesterday and the Yanks invite .. these guys are building a name for themselves
You're kidding, right? RIght?
In honor of the Jays 2nd Baseman who played with fire in more ways than one.
by Damaso's Burnt Shirt on Jun 21, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions
no, Mock Umps go big time in DC
during the Nats game, between innings they host a presidential race. It is a run (literally) of those guys with the big oversized heads, likenesses of Lincoln, Washington etc … Anyhow, on Saturday, they called the mock umps onto the field so they could call the winner. Their was an argument with one of the presidents and the mock umps had to throw him out. It was hilarious. Their fame grows.
Pah, Yankees fans aren't there for the game - they're there for the status
Besides, there’s more than enough empty seats in there isn’t there?
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
Stoeten from the Drunks had a post on this
Read here
- And I agree with him, I think this is getting old and they are just attention grabbing jerks.
'But I don't want to go among mad people' Alice remarked.
'Oh, you can't help that' said the Cat 'we're all mad here'.
now that is some hateful diatribe!
wow, there are some big time mock ump hates there … I am wondering if it is, at least in part, motivated by envy
in any case, characters at the ball park, imho, all make the experience more entertaining so I welcome them all
the mock umps have elevated the practice to a new level that gains them on field, prime seat, and int’l tv and media access …. congrats …. i say, milk it as far as you can, the ride will be over soon enough
sure they are a bit weird, but they are funny and the fact that they can parlay their schtick to such rewards is more a commentary on the peculiarities of the influence of media on human behaviour than it is on their actions in particular
They have a shtick but to me it is no different then the idiot that wave to the camera while on their cellphone behind home plate. It is just as distracting
'But I don't want to go among mad people' Alice remarked.
'Oh, you can't help that' said the Cat 'we're all mad here'.
except
the dude on the cellphone does it once, twice a game? These arseholes are making every. Single. Call.
They must be beaten down, and beaten down hard.
You haven't seen the same cell phone people I have...
spend the whole frigging game talking on the phone, waving. ‘Hey dimwits, those seats have a great view of the baseball game, watch it.’ At least the umpire guys watch the game.
In hockey
there is inevitably some yutz along the corner boards who stands up and waves when the play goes into that corner. I’ve watched games where the “fan” does it every single time the puck goes into the corner.
I guess it’s no different behind the plate, although I guess I haven’t noticed it as much. Typically there is an assumed spectator ethic at the live games I have been to. I wonder if the stadium officials owuld kick them out if too many other patrons complained.
I notice those guys too
I never understand that, don’t you buy tickets to watch the game, not to show up in the corner of the tv screen? I guess I’m a sports fan. It isn’t like your name is announced or that you are going to get paid or something. If the game wasn’t on tv would you still buy the tickets?
Best Fan Ever
Starts at 3:38 of this video, through to the 5:00 mark.
That’s true fan-dom!
I’m a sports fan too, until late in the game after I’ve had a few brews and lose my inhibition. Then, all bets are off
incredible.
best part is the perfect timing of it
"Look at me! I'm Tomokazu Ohka of the Montreal Expos!"
DJF
said everything I could ever say about this. I guess it was marginally funny the very first time, but that’s about it
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
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