2013 WS Game 3

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

And so is Salty!

 

NOW can we bench him?

[bloodbrother]

Oh man love it

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

Yes! I love it!! Cards win and take a commanding 2-1 lead in the series!

[DW711]

the sox need to stop throwing it to third when the runner would be safe anyways.

 

Great game. Too bad it ended that way.

[papawealey]

Okay, that's one way to end a game.

[m0nkey]

Only a walk off catchers interference could beat that

[QuinlansMinion]

Lmao.  I love that call.

[2002_halos_II]

That was weird.

[markb]

Kind of a lame way to end a game, but I think the call was correct.  That looked pretty damn intentional by Middlebrooks.

[CaliAngel]

HAHA BOSOX BLOWING IT

Never seen a gane much less a World Series game end like that.

[QuinlansMinion]

If only that could have been game 7.

[Amazing Larry]

Well at least the umps didn't screw up for once.

[Everling]

Finally. Something happens to THEM!

[Docwaukee]

that was nuckin futs!!

[tomsred]

I don't think it matters if it is intentional or not, isn't obstruction of any type not permitted when the fielder isn't trying to make the play?

[tomsred]

Why is RS fan coming to our site during the WS?

 

Awkward

It's 12:30am Sunday morning in Boston, he's drunk, LOL.

[Fregosi2Knoop]

I don't think it matters if it is intentional or not, isn't obstruction of any type not permitted when the fielder isn't trying to make the play?

"OBSTRUCTION is the act of a fielder who, while not in possession of the ball and not in the act of fielding the ball, impedes the progress of any runner.

Rule book is silent on the topic of intent.

[markb]

Yeah I didn't realize until they said it after the game that intent didn't matter.  That makes it a really easy call then.

[Jay]

Why is RS fan coming to our site during the WS?

 

Awkward

Must have gone somewhere else to vent; unlikely to get much sympathy here.

[mp170.6]

Watching the Cardinals is frustrating because their pitching is so good.  Trevor Rosenthal is crazy good. 

[mp170.6]

Any predictions for the rest of the series?  The Red Sox needed to win tonight with Buchholz questionable tomorrow.  That didn't happen, so I think the Red Sox are screwed.  If this goes to Game 7 they're stuck with Jake Peavy as the starter. 

 

Cardinals in 6

[Jay]

As we saw tonight, anything can happen.

[Splint7438]

Intent does not factor into the rule. But he did lift his legs and then look at the runner. I actually think the intent was there. Ump at third pointed immediately and Joyce backed him up. I am a tad surprised they actually made the call. Redfux have no grounds for complaint, they got,cll reversed in game one.

[bloodbrother]

Cards have been awesome as far as having great games vs teams I hate. This one tonight and then the GAme 6 WS vs Texas.

[Mark68]

Intent is a non-factor in that play. You can see Middlebrooks try to get up (that's when his feet went up, you can see him try to push himself up at the same time). He really couldn't get out of the way, but the umps got it right.

 

Saltalamacchia should have just held onto the ball once he took the throw from Pedroia and made the tag. If Salty hangs onto the ball, the Cards have first and third, but two outs.

 

However, in the top of the ninth, Farrell screwed up by having Workman hit for himself and leaving Napoli on the bench. You can't let a guy make his first ever plate appearance as a professional in the 9th inning of a World Series game. Especially because Workman ended up getting yanked after two hitters (and one out) in the bottom of the ninth. He would have been better served by having Napoli pinch hit, and having Uehara start with a clean 9th (whether Napoli gets a hit or not).