![]() And again, if anybody would have known, he would. ![]() What we'd missed the first time around - and what the Cubs broadcast somehow never managed (or bothered) to show - was Blake turning to Hirschbeck and holding his hands four to six inches apart. Which can give you a significant advantage." We've talked a lot about the fact that he stays way on one side of the rubber or the other, and Casey's saying he's about four inches off the rubber in front of it. And he's trying to say whether or not, maybe Ted Lilly isn't even on the rubber. And now Lyons gets it: "Take a good look at Casey. Lyons says, "I think Casey Blake maybe thought he saw a balk, and he's over there chipping at the first-base umpire about, why aren't we calling it?"įirst-base coach Mariano Duncan gets between Blake and Hirschbeck, and eventually Joe Torre saunters out for a bit of mid-afternoon entertainment.įinally, a replay from the high-third-base camera, showing Lilly getting set, and Blake just standing on first base and pointing at Lilly. A moment later, he steps off again and finally we see Blake standing on first base, complaining to John Hirschbeck about something. Before throwing his third pitch, Lilly steps off the mound. Blake, leading off, is one of the two people in Chicago with the best look at whatever Lilly's doing (first baseman Derrek Lee is the other). ![]() Reed Johnson fouls off one pitch, then another. The fun begins with two outs and Blake on first base. Thus armed, I went back and watched the bottom of the sixth inning again, but this time the Dodger broadcast with Steve Lyons and Eric Collins. was pretty blatant"Īnd a few moments later, this from (Rangers fan) jcooksey04: "Lilly's foot was about 6 inches from the rubber in his last start vs the Rangers. And the broadcasters never revisited the subject (and even if they'd figured it out, they're probably not going to score a lot of points in the organization by exposing one of their own guys as a cheater).įortunately, the Twitterverse is vast and powerful.įirst, this from GreenLantern411: "pretty sure CJ is talking about lilly's left foot being nowhere near the rubber. But with the mention of Casey Blake, we know the "who" must be Ted Lilly. Nitkowski said he wouldn't tell us the who/what. Still a mystery, right? Then, this: "Uh-oh Casey Blake is on to it. Camera just zoomed in & didn't realize it caught a pitcher cheating. ![]() Just a moment later, though, I saw this on Twitter, from C.J. I was watching the Cubs' broadcast, and Len Kasper and Bob Brenly both were perplexed. But that's exactly what happened in the bottom of the sixth inning at Wrigley Field today, as Casey Blake got into it with crew chief John Hirschbeck. It's not often that you see a runner on first base arguing with the first-base umpire. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser ![]()
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