May 29, 200422 yr Last night the Cards defeated the Astros on a walk off balk, crazy game. Octavio Dotel was called for a balk with runners on 1st and 3rd in the bottom of the 10th inning last night and Ray Lankford came in to score the game winning run on a walk off balk. I saw the call and it really was not that big of a deal and shouldn't have been called a balk especially with the game on the line like that. The umpires defeated the Astros, not the Cards.
May 29, 200422 yr Actually, it wasn't a walk off balk since it happened in the top of the 10th, but yeah the way the Cardinals won that game was just ridiculous. Dotel was beyond angry after that game, said it was "the worst call he'd ever seen". There were some great endings to games last night...
May 29, 200422 yr Nah, I would have to say Paul Konerko's walk off "single" for a 4-3 White Sox Winner against the Angels was the best ending. :thumbup
May 29, 200422 yr Author From an unbiased standpoint, Rob Mackowiak's walk off grand slam was the best ending last night .
May 29, 200422 yr dotel found a new way to lose a game. it probably was a balk. you call it if it is. i'm waiting to see when williams grows some balls and puts lidge in the closer role.
May 29, 200422 yr i'm waiting to see when williams grows some balls and puts lidge in the closer role. Hasn't Lidge been struggling lately too? He did not look good at all in the Cincinnati series, and I believe he has an 0-3 record now.
May 29, 200422 yr i'm waiting to see when williams grows some balls and puts lidge in the closer role. Hasn't Lidge been struggling lately too? He did not look good at all in the Cincinnati series, and I believe he has an 0-3 record now. Lidge had one bad outing, I may be wrong on this, but batters against him still have a sub .250 average. I think Lidge is more of a "closer" type while Dotel is automatic in a set-up role...
May 29, 200422 yr lidge > dotel. that is all. So Lidge has been struggling lately then..... lidge and dotel have similar numbers. but lidge all in all is more effective than dotel.
May 29, 200422 yr I think Lidge is more of a "closer" type while Dotel is automatic in a set-up role... I would have to agree with that. Actually, I think Lidge should be the closer and Dotel the set up man, but i'm just giving Mr. Texan a hard time.
May 29, 200422 yr I think Lidge is more of a "closer" type while Dotel is automatic in a set-up role... I would have to agree with that. Actually, I think Lidge should be the closer and Dotel the set up man, but i'm just giving Mr. Texan a hard time. punk. revenge will be fun on you though.
June 1, 200422 yr Last night the Cards defeated the Astros on a walk off balk, crazy game. Octavio Dotel was called for a balk with runners on 1st and 3rd in the bottom of the 10th inning last night and Ray Lankford came in to score the game winning run on a walk off balk. I saw the call and it really was not that big of a deal and shouldn't have been called a balk especially with the game on the line like that. The umpires defeated the Astros, not the Cards. it was a balk.......the umpires have been defeating the cardinals all year. it's about time we got a call from an ump in houston!!!!!!!!
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