I miss the days of Oddibe McDowell's water bill and telling ESPN to stick it up their ass.

so we're just going to pretend that there aren't prominent Asian pitchers (Nomo, Dice K, darvish, okajima, fukadome, uerhara, wang ect) all don't share that a variation on that motion where they hide the ball as long as possible with that odd look away from the plate? Which seems to be a pretty good technique and is…

You're reaching here. The majority of Asian pitchers that come over have different motions than North American pitchers. What he said was not incorrect.

Asian pitchers are a little notorious for having very unorthodox deliveries and mechanics. Which can be deceptive. Hawk has never been racist before, and he's been in the booth a loooooong time. I know he's loathed because he's a homer, but he does deserve the benefit of the doubt here.

Just watched it again and he's calling the motion deceptive, not Asians. C'mon, you guys are better than this.

Ambiguous and racist don't really go together. I will agree he put the words too close together but I heard it more as"he used a technique that is widely used in Asia. This type of pitch is known for being deceptive". What's racist about that?

I have no stake in this. Looks like correct application of the rule. And I like the rule. Top thing I hated in baseball is this and even borderline like this, the catcher absolutely is in front of the plate with his body before the ball arrives. Absolutely.

Disagree. Don't block the plate with/without the ball. Need to give the guy a lane, which he didn't.

Good thing that you actually pointed out how good a fan you are, because that has nothing to do with why people are annoyed by that.

Not "unprepared" but definitely not in the best throwing position and not a perfect strike. He had the best shot to get Hamilton so nobody did anything wrong, but if Jay was a right-hander and that had been on a line, Hamilton is out pretty easily.

Free Speech Night is off to a rousing start.

And there's your 2014 Braves yearbook cover.

AANNNNNNNNNNNNNDD THE ROCKETS' RED GLARE

Short counter point

Is Tim Marchman the true Troll King ? A ver short debate.

Yeah, this is clearly not the behaviour of a troll.

"Steroids don't do anything?" A 36-year-old who had never hit more than 50 HRs can hit 73 with just talent and poise? Get real.

When I switched schools, I loved playing my old school in basketball. If I were Oates and that's what really happened, I wouldn't cover for a player who's too sad to play against his BFF's.

The question wasn't "Has he hit the most home runs all time" it was "Is he the home run king". The answer to the first question is no. The answer to the second question is yes.

Is Tim Marchman an idiot?

yes.