05-24-2020, 04:03 PM
The Reds in the 80s were pretty forgettable before Rose returned so I guess that's why I don't remember this incident against the Cubs in 1984. I'm sure our local news in Alaska mentioned it in their little 3-5 minute nightly sports segment but ESPN wasn't available where we lived so I hadn't seen this until today. We we didn't get TBS, WOR, WGN and ESPN until late 1985 when me moved to an area that already had cable.
The video was quite deteriorated before the upload so you can't see the ball, one thing that's not pointed out by the announcers is that when they show the replay over and over, they are only focusing on the ball . . . if the kept the video rolling, you don't see the fans instantly jumping up and down in excitement because they just witnessed a three run Home Run. They are all still indifferent because they all knew it was just another foul ball down the line.
Replay has almost eliminated the need for Managers like Earl Weaver and Sweet Lou Piniella. The only arguments you really see now are the forbidden "Balls And Strikes" arguments with the Home Plate umpire or like last years "Why did you warn both teams when we haven't thrown at anybody?"
Does anybody recall any of this? I had heard that Mario was a hot head but I had seen any evidence of that until here.
The video was quite deteriorated before the upload so you can't see the ball, one thing that's not pointed out by the announcers is that when they show the replay over and over, they are only focusing on the ball . . . if the kept the video rolling, you don't see the fans instantly jumping up and down in excitement because they just witnessed a three run Home Run. They are all still indifferent because they all knew it was just another foul ball down the line.
Replay has almost eliminated the need for Managers like Earl Weaver and Sweet Lou Piniella. The only arguments you really see now are the forbidden "Balls And Strikes" arguments with the Home Plate umpire or like last years "Why did you warn both teams when we haven't thrown at anybody?"
Does anybody recall any of this? I had heard that Mario was a hot head but I had seen any evidence of that until here.
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