A Camden Chat glossary! Someone could write a fanpost with our lingo, and it’s meaning. For new users, it just sounds like a fun idea.

I’ll start

PHN (Pink Hat Nation) ~ The Camden Chat nickname when referring to the Red Sox. Called PHN due to the fact that every single red sox fan wears pink hat.

Granted, in the college and pro f-ball games I’ve watched recently, there’s been considerable misuse and even some *ab*use of the function. It’s been particularly annoying to watch a good drive stopped cold by a replay…with the interruption made even worse by the fact that TV viewers see one or two replay shots/angles that resolve the issue immediately, but because (apparently) the replay officials have a slower feed / more angles to check / fewer smarts than you, we have to sit around and wait 5 extra minutes for the obvious to be announced, being entertained all the while by dimbulb announcers who have to kill time trying to find new ways (and failing) to say “It sure looks to me from that angle like the ball came out before his knee hit the ground. What do you think, Bob?” Z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z….

And even the announcement is a time-waster. If the call on the field was correct, play should simply be resumed (or maybe a big Green LIght on the scoreboard should go on, and then play resumes). Do we really need to wait 5 minutes listening to color-commentator morons yak about nothing and/or making ourselves a sandwich and then have to sit through the extremely dramatic account by the on-the-field crew chief of why the call we already know was right actually was?

[Drum roll:] “After further reveiw [no kidding!], it was determined that the ball carrieer’s knee had NOT touched the ground bfore the ball came out, so the call on the field stands. OK, the two teams can now get out of Milling Around Mode and those of you at home or following this all on a portable TV here in the stadium and already knew what I was going to say should please start paying attention again. No, really, we’re going to begin again here real soon, just as soon as we readjust the game clock to reflect the extra time accidentally taken off between the end of the disputed play and the time we officials registered the signal from the Flying Aholes bench requesting a review of the play.”

Z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z………………………………..

With any luck, MLB will understand that replay is a Good Thing, yes, but one that should be used sparingly and with a minimum interruption in the flow of the game. The umpires’ union, in the meantime, should stop holding things up and get used to the idea that replay is good umpiring’s friend, not all umpiring’s threat. Indeed, umpires should be able to ask for replays themselves, with no reflection on their skills or judgment. Some calls are just harder to make than others, and the hope is that umpires want the call to be right more than they want to show everybody who’s boss.

Anyway, yes, there are plenty of things to calibrate in the implementation and nobody says this is going to be an easy thing to blend in to the game. But hey: replay is clearly overdue in baseball. No more Jeffrey F*cking Maierses, please.

you are too, apart from your caveat.

the largest problem in baseball for a fan and for a marketer is that it takes so goddamn long. Any innovation that carrys the possibility of extending the length of the production should be frowned upon. (I am frowning strenuously)

my other points are less defensible. luddite type shit, i suppose. so i won’t get into them.

to be honest i don’t understand it. If i ran a business i would pay my employees to be accountable for their hours and to do something worthwhile while they are at work.