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For what it's worth, the umpire went after the game and found Gallaraga in the tunnel and apologized face to face.

DETROIT -- Armando Galarraga of the Detroit Tigers lost his bid for a perfect game Wednesday night with two outs in the ninth inning on a disputed call at first base. Replays appeared to show Cleveland hitter Jason Donald was out. Tigers manager Jim Leyland immediately argued the call with first base umpire Jim Joyce, and was joined by several Detroit players who surrounded the ump after the Tigers beat the Indians 3-0. Galarraga (2-1) was in complete control throughout the night and on track for the third perfect game of the season. Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press

Did anyone else just see that?  Armando Gallaraga just got screwed!  On a grounder between 1st and 2nd, 1st baseman Miguel Cabrera makes a nice play in the hole, turns, throws to Gallaraga @ 1st, and Gallaraga beats the runner by a full step, but the 1st base ump inexplicably called him safe!  I'm speechless!  If that call's close, don't you have to give him the out regardless?  The thing is, it wasn't close!  He was out!!!

It's also worth noting that I saw Kenny Mayne interviewing some player from the WNBA, and he said something like this... "I don't think I'm being patronizing when I say that we know that a WNBA cannot beat an NBA team.  But could a WNBA team beat a D-3 men's college team?  What about a HS boys state championship team?" Her answer: "I'd like to think so.  Let's lace them up and find out."  So when a WNBA player is asked if her team can beat a boys' state championship team, she was far from a definitive yes.  And i don't care how good UCONN is, they'd get destroyed by a WNBA team.

[quote name="whsalum" post="807948" timestamp="1275344419"] If the post was about the best high school state champions ever and your average womens college team I may agree with your assessment but it's not.It's about this years champions and arguably the best womens college team of all time.Fundamentals are so overlooked in todays game that they are no longer appreciated by a large part of the fan base.I don't think you would see nearly as many shots swatted into the stands as you think simply because these ladies screen as well as any club I've ever watched.The pace of the game would not be frantic or fast paced simply because Gino would know he couldn't win that type game.He didn't win 70 plus games in a row and not know how to coach.If games were won or lost on athletisism alone the guys would win going away but thats the great thing about basketball, strategy and execution are the great equalizer. [/quote] to an extent i would agree, but in this case, the athetic disparity, combined with the fact that all of the boys teams are well coached, too (although not by gino), and i don't see how they'd have a chance.  The matchup problems would be too great to overcome.  For instance, how would UCONN have any chance at all of stopping any post over 6'6" from scoring at will?  How would they score over him?  How would they break Yates' press?  They may take better control of the ball than some of the HS teams yates pounded, but they would be no match for Yates' speed, and would turn the ball over A LOT.  I just don't see it.  Unfortunately, we'll never know.

[quote name="Newcastle" post="808127" timestamp="1275413910"] [quote author=bullets13000 link=topic=70053.msg806967#msg806967 date=1275087192] [quote author=aries456 link=topic=70053.msg806775#msg806775 date=1275060514] And I completely disagree with you... While he hasn't been the one to score the goals, he is always the one to set them up... Every player has gone on record saying they love to play with him because he is so unselfish... [/quote] to each his own.  i respect your opinion, even if i disagree.  [b]Bradley must feel like i do[/b], or he would have taken him over two guys with basically no national team experience, and only one game to watch them.  it's also possible that ching's injury had something to do with it.  who knows. [/quote] well that settles it...as long as the US Men's National Team Coach agrees with you... :D sorry Austin he has you on that one ;) [/quote] He usually calls me a couple of times a week to ask my advice on roster management...    ;D

Aww... I almost feel bad for the guy. 

UCONN women would get slaughtered in all but maybe one or two of these games.  Yes UCONN has great shooters, but those set shots and "jump shots" where the much shorter female guards elevate a jawdropping 4 inches off the ground will be continually swatted into the stands.  yes, uconn has talented posts, but the tallest player on their roster is 6-4.  at best against the smaller schools, they'd have an inch or two size advantage, but that would become irrelevant when faced against opponents who can outjump them by 2 feet.  Their talented guards could conceivably be better skilled than some of their opponents, but they'd be at such a disadvantage in the speed department that even if they got around someone, the defender would have more than enough time to recover, and if not, whatever wild layup that is let go from 2 or 3 feet below the rim is going to get swatted by help defense.  also, the ball moves much slower in the women's game.  the much quicker boys would consistently pick off passes, and nobody on the court for UCONN would have a chance of getting back and contesting fast break layups.  those long, looping cross court passes that you see all the time in the women's game would be turned into a lot of easy baskets for the boys.  I just can't imagine a scenario where UCONN could get anything better than hurried wild perimeter shots and forced, circus-type layups down low.  And that is just on the offensive end.  Think of the defensive nightmares UCONN would face trying to defend any one of the Texas boys' championship teams.  There is absolutely no way that they are fast enough to keep up in a man-to-man defense, meaning they'd be forced to play a zone.  The boys would be able to move the ball much faster than the zone could adjust, leading to as many open three-pointers as the boys feel like taking.  If the shots are not falling, they could either easily penetrate the zone and drive, or dump the ball down into the post, where a girl who can barely jump up and touch the net would be forced to try and guard a boy who mostly likely can dunk without trouble, even if she's in his way (and that's not taking into account the players who they might face who are actually taller, or much taller than their posts).  On missed shots, the girls might be fundamentally better at blocking out, but that would be irrelevant when the boy on her backside is fast enough to go completely around her, or can jump up and over her, using his much longer arms and leaping ability to take the ball without causing an over the back foul.   So, although I'll agree that a well-coached, fundamentally sound basketball team is preferable to an athletic one, in this case the disparity in athleticism would be so great that it would nullify the advantage in fundamentals and coaching, especially considering that these teams never would've won Texas state championships if they didn't have great coaching and fundamentals of their own.

it sucks that they lost, but if you give up a 6 run lead, you can't really be too upset if you lose on a balk, especially if it was the proper call, which it sounds like it was.

i looked up some articles about it, and it comes down to two things for every writer that i saw: it was either the injury or his speed.  i don't think it matters much, because he probably would not have seen the field anyway.  Bradley is going to want more speed up there, and Ching was the slowest of all the forwards in the camp.  Findley probably shouldn't have made it onto the squad, but as the fastest forward in the camp, it's pretty clear why Bradley took him.

[quote name="aries456" post="806775" timestamp="1275060514"] And I completely disagree with you... While he hasn't been the one to score the goals, he is always the one to set them up... Every player has gone on record saying they love to play with him because he is so unselfish... [/quote] to each his own.  i respect your opinion, even if i disagree.  Bradley must feel like i do, or he would have taken him over two guys with basically no national team experience, and only one game to watch them.  it's also possible that ching's injury had something to do with it.  who knows.

[quote name="ForeverADog" post="806961" timestamp="1275086335"] LU up 5-3      bottom 4. [/quote] i hate to see that lead cut.

[quote name="Betrayed" post="806819" timestamp="1275064219"] [quote author=sleepy link=topic=70069.msg806815#msg806815 date=1275063636] [quote author=Betrayed link=topic=70069.msg806811#msg806811 date=1275063481] [quote author=sleepy link=topic=70069.msg806808#msg806808 date=1275063223] [quote author=Betrayed link=topic=70069.msg806801#msg806801 date=1275062974] [quote author=sleepy link=topic=70069.msg806794#msg806794 date=1275062459] [quote author=Betrayed link=topic=70069.msg806778#msg806778 date=1275060762] [quote author=AggiesAreWe link=topic=70069.msg806722#msg806722 date=1275056250] You guys are ridiculous and really show your lack of basketball intelligence. HJ will not lose to the runner up or 3rd place team from 22-3A. ;) ;D [/quote]Lack of Bball intelligence, Wow! Didnt Hj and Sutherland lose to Splendora in the 1st round? [/quote] Ahhh..........so is joubert an un intelligent coach because they lost early in the playoffs.........If you are judging intelligence by records you are barking up the WRONG tree pal!!!!  Not shocking you brought that year up.........another one of your people got "messed with" that year! [/quote]So every black player is "My People" and why is Joubert name always coming out of your mouth?  [/quote] Here you go!  Playing the race card.  What a joke!  You know exaclty who your people are and no every black player is not your people. Plenty of black kids play every year for HJ so clearly I am not talking about that.  Why does jouberts name come up?????  Why did Sutherlands name come up????When you dog one coach for losing in a certain round of the playoffs you might compare it to the one you think is the almighty.  Thats why I brought it up! [/quote]Didn't dog Sutherland or his staff. I just said never say never because they have lost in the 1st round before. [/quote] Who hasn't lost in the first round.  You are not paying attention!!!! The first round game is against the 2nd or 3d place team from a crappy district.............that is why AAW said it! [/quote]If i call your district crappy will that be bashing? ;D ;D ;D [/quote] no, that would be ignorant, considering we're represented at state every year.

[quote name="aries456" post="806012" timestamp="1274925176"] Ching got screwed... [/quote] i wholeheartedly disagree.  he's garbage.  he's never shown any ability to score against quality teams.  he can't create for himself, and he's not fast enough to get into good positions for cheap goals.  he's the poor man's brian mcbride with less talent and without the nose for goal.  i'm more than happy to have a couple of forwards make the team who have speed, creativity, and recent records of scoring lots of goals.  Buddle's leading the MLS, and Gomez led the Mexican league in scoring this season.  Ching has been hurt.  That's an easy choice for me.

Let go were defenders Chad Marshall and Heath Pearce; midfielders Alejandro Bedoya, Sacha Kljestan and Robbie Rogers; and forwards Brian Ching and Eddie Johnson.

[quote name="baddog" post="804506" timestamp="1274555601"] If Lebron becomes a free agent, no trade is needed. I wish he would give Houston a look. There is a fine young team down here. If Yao gets healthy.....look out!! He'll probably end up as a Laker anyway.  ;D [/quote] i think the reason a trade would be needed is because based on NBA rules, Cleveland can pay him more money than any other team.  If he put them in a sign and trade me or lose me anyway situation, they'd arrange a trade, and then sign him for the max contract before they traded him.

i can understand roy o's frustration... 9 starts, 9 quality starts, a 2.66 ERA, 60 K's, and a 2-6 record.  the astros have scored a total of 18 runs in his 9 starts.  it's tough to win games when your team scores two runs a game when you pitch.

i saw an espn analyst, i don't remember which one, who said the mavs have enough parts to trade for him without giving up dirk.  if cleveland is faced with losing bron bron anyway, dallas would be a good option to trade with, as they could probably get 3 really solid young players in return to start their rebuilding.  dirk and lebron and kidd plus a good defensive center would be a lot like the celtics team that won a championship a couple of years back, with the difference being that i'd give dirk a slight not over any of the boston 3 party, and lebron a HUGE nod over any of the 3.  even if they did trade dirk for him, simply pairing lebron with a hall of fame point guard would be a step up from what he has in cleveland, plus if they did trade dirk, they're going to get to keep haywood and maybe butler or terry.  i'm definitely curious to see what happens. 

"Roy's contract has a no-trade clause, not a trade-me clause," Wade said. "There is no rule that allows a player in his contract status to demand a trade. So demand, request, hold your breath until you turn blue, it's all the same. It's acknowledged and noted." that's funny stuff right there :)

The good news is that Roy is pitching well this year.  Last year he was kind of hit or miss, but he's driving his value up some this year, so maybe they'll get some good prospects for him if they do trade him.

After being swept by the Jays last weekend, they've won 5 straight, including a big 2-game sweep of the Angels.  They've increased their lead to 4 1/2 games, and are 7 games over .500.

[quote name="scooter!" post="804173" timestamp="1274477914"] [quote author=bullets13000 link=topic=69905.msg804032#msg804032 date=1274461307] [quote author=Pirate Hoops link=topic=69905.msg804005#msg804005 date=1274454950] It would have to be a sign and trade. Who would the Mavs give and who would the Cavs get? I don't see the Mavs giving up Dirk, but everyone else is expendable.  It sounds like a pipe dream...but Dirk/LeBron would be greatness. [/quote] i think they'd give up dirk.  i love dirk, but realistically, lebron would be a HUGE upgrade.  if you put lebron with dirk's supporting cast, they'd easily be favored to win a championship. [/quote]not so fast my friend. [b]Cleveland has a better supporting cast [/b] and we all know what happened the past 2 seasons. Dallas supporting cast is not nearly as good as Cleveland. [/quote not a chance.  back that up for me somehow... MAYBE before dallas got another proven scorer in Caron Butler and one of the best defensive centers in the league in Brendan Haywood, but not now.

the fact that a top-5 EPL side is extremely interested in him ought to show just how good he still is.

A report in the Daily Mail this morning claims that Thierry Henry will snub interest from Manchester City and join MLS side the New York Red Bulls after the 2010 World Cup. Joe Bernstein writes: "Henry fancies a new challenge to end his illustrious career and MLS side New York Red Bulls are strongly tipped to be his destination, with the 32-year-old Barcelona star excited at the prospect of living in another of the world's great cities." Bernstein adds: "Barca are interested in offering the Frenchman as bait to land Manchester City's £34million Brazilian Robinho but again the answer from Henry is 'Non' because of his American dream." Henry has played just five games for Barcelona so far this season as he struggles with injury. The French captain missed last night’s 0-0 draw with Valencia and has not played for the Primera Division champions since late September. The former Arsenal legend played in both of France’s World Cup qualifiers against the Faroe Islands and Austria last week, he scored a penalty in the second fixture. Henry’s Barcelona contract expires at the end of the 2010/2011 season

[quote name="rip2506" post="804154" timestamp="1274476356"] [quote author=bullets13000 link=topic=69914.msg803965#msg803965 date=1274448411] I heard them talking about it last night during MLS pregame.  That's pretty sweet!  He'll definitely be the best player the MLS has ever had. [/quote] Is his career finished across the pond? I believe David Beckham showed us that the money is nice, but I sure miss the level of play at it's highest point. Barcelona make plans to release him? [/quote] Henry has a lot more to offer, soccer wise, than david beckham ever did, although he's not the superstar that beckham is outside of soccer.  this move will cause less of a stir than beckham, but is much more exciting for us real soccer fans.  he's had a tough year with Barca due to injury, but he's still a bonafide superstar, even if he's no longer in the category of the best players in the world.