MLB 2012 (random postings/events)

Unfortunately for Tim Welke he doesn't get to watch the game in slow motion with a camera directly focused on the play in question. These guys are human and making judgement calls. They're going to blow them once in a while. Best you can hope for is that they get the rules right and do their damned best. It was a bad call but exactly how should he be held accountable?

I would say that MLB should be held accountable. A reasonable replay system could be implemented to mitigate some of the bad-call risk involved in the game.

I would say that MLB should be held accountable. A reasonable replay system could be implemented to mitigate some of the bad-call risk involved in the game.

I agree with this. I don't see any scenario where umps are completely removed from the game, but I think questionable calls should be reviewable. Maybe give managers a couple challenges a game?

Maybe I'm the last person to find out but the Astros are moving to the American League in 2013.

MLB changes: Houston Astros moving to American League, more playoff teams, more interleague (http://www.azcentral.com/sports/diamondbacks/articles/2011/11/17/20111117mlb-houston-astros-interleague-expanded-playoffs.html)

You may be among the last

No, he's not. Unless I'm forgetting (quite possible), I am even later than him, because I don't remember hearing anything about that yet.

I never liked the Brewers being moved to the NL. Put them back too.

Well it doesn't make any damn sense that the leagues have an uneven amount of teams. And it throws the scheduling off kilter so I think it is fine.

Well it doesn't make any damn sense that the leagues have an uneven amount of teams. And it throws the scheduling off kilter so I think it is fine.

Pretty much. I never understood why they had 14 teams in one league and 16 in the other. This way the leagues will be balanced.

Aroldis Chapman’s Pittsburgh hotel room robbed, woman found bound and crying | Big League Stew - Yahoo! Sports (http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/aroldis-chapman-pittsburgh-hotel-room-robbed-woman-found-185506493.html)