Big Blue Huddle

Over the past few years, my wife and I watch any number of shows about 'how America' was built, how Foods built America, how cars built America, Mega companies built America and now a new series has premiered, How Disney Built Ameria. There are probably others along the way, but we are facianted by some of these shows which tell us how certain companies got started, how certain name brand foods got started and built up a mass market etc. etc.

So on to Disney. As a child we grew up with Disney, we watched Mickey, we watched the Mickey Mouse Club. we had those stupid 'ears' and we also made the trek to Disneyworld (Florida). We still love the 'older' animated movies where Disney just had something special.

anyway, this new series How Disney Made America

 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32230356/

is very good. It really goes into detail about how he started his studio, what he had to go thru to get the first animated movie Snow White onto the screen now he has just completed Disneyland, and how he got the financing to make this happen. If anyone enjoys ser ies like these, it is an excellent watch.

Since both of us, the umpires had never really seen a play like that, we got together and used our best judgment and knowledge to make the call.

Since the rulebook says that if any pitched ball strikes the batter, it is a dead ball, regardless if it hits the ground first, that is what we used to make the ruling. The batter swinging at it makes no difference.
(If a better, say, squares to bunt and he offers at the pitch and in doing so, the pitch hits him, a strike is called as he did offer at the ball, and being hit has no relevance except making the ball dead)

Since it is now a dead ball, the runner had to return to 1st base, as that was his position at the time of the pitch.

Quote from: MightyGiants on May 16, 2024, 09:15:30 AMhttps://x.com/BigBlueVCR/status/1790910036216091097

Just surprised they didn't have Strahan in that video. He WAs the face of the defense.

Quote from: MightyGiants on May 16, 2024, 12:00:44 PMhttps://x.com/BigBlueVCR/status/1791110332993224807

 I hated those jerseys. Not because of any superstitions, just we just aren't a red jersey team.

 Not to veer off the topic, but it still pisses me off to no end that those Cowpukes are always home on Thanksgiving. They wormed their way into this. I couldn't care less that they play on Thanksgiving, but they shouldn't always have a home game.

Quote from: uconnjack8 on May 15, 2024, 07:57:24 PMLenn,

I am not surprised by the ranking.  The Giants offseason additions were not top echelon guys.  Thomas is the only guy on the line with any credentials for "rankings". 

I think if they had traded for or signed a pro-bowl caliber OL they might have been ranked higher.  They signed a lot of mediocrity and added that to  a group that mostly rated worse than mediocre.

I don't know if they will be better.  I think they could be.  It seemed like most of the signees were better pass blockers than run blockers.  Maybe they can find one thing they do well and have an identity.  That would be an improvement in my opinion. Last year they couldn't run or pass block.  If they pass block well, they might be able to set up the run via the pass.

I'll believe it when it I see it.

 Me also. But the point being, in a nutshell--WHY"

Why, when we already had the worst OL in the league, was this not addressed, even to the point of bringing in one quality guy to show fans that they are trying?
Yes, these new and hopefully, improved guys, maybe better than last year's crop (they certainly can't be worse), it just boggles my mind that we again are predicted to be at the bottom of the barrel, and management either doesn't care or is sluffing off on their jobs.

Quote from: Ed Vette on May 15, 2024, 07:50:59 PMI answered your question. Maybe it wasn't loud enough. It's stupid to evaluate an Offensive Line with two new veteran starters, a second year Center, a new Oline Coach and no playing time together. Including how injuries will impact the continuity.

If PFF can tell us we have the worst OL in the league right now, how can they evaluate it and make that statement?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/motorsports/netflix-to-show-nfl-s-two-christmas-day-games-in-2024/ar-BB1mrfD0?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=5659e4a048934d8a9ff4d7a6a6790441&ei=27


This year's Christmas Day double-header will begin with a matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers, followed by a game between the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans, the league said. Netflix is paying about $75 million a game this year, according to people familiar with the matter.

When our kicker is on a promotional poster and not our QB, says a lot about the opinion of where the talent lies on this team.

When I started this thread it was about the OL and, as usual, it has ended up being a referendum on Daniel Jones, like most other threads.

If anyone cares, what about our 'new and impr oved' OL? Is PFF right and do we still have the worst OL in the league or have we made some significant improvements to make it, at least, average?

' How many years now have we ended the season against the Iggles?

I hate playing on Thanksgiving

We should have had the bye before the Thanksgiving week game.

some mid-week chuckles

 A new one, right from today's game. Something I don't think I have seen before.

1 out
man on 1st
Batter with a 3-2 count and the runner going, swings at a pitch in the dirt. The ball hits off the dirt and then hits him in the leg.

He starts to run to first but is declared out as 1st base is occupied. The runner who was on 1st is now on 2nd.
The manager of the defensive team comes out to the plate umpire, basically saying that since the ball did hit the batter, even though he swung at the pitch, it should be a dead ball, and the runner returns to 1st base.
In the rule book, it does state that t he ball is dead when it hits a batter.

What was our ruling?

Quote from: Trench on May 14, 2024, 01:37:21 PMMakes no sense to me. Our team stinks and yet our schedule is harder than teams who are clearly better.

The main reason is our division. We play the Cowpukes and the Iggles twice each so our strength of schedule is harder than the said Cowpukles and Iggles as they play the weak-assed Giants twice.

You are both now correct.
Once time has been called, in order to continue play or just put the ball in play, the pitcher has to go back on the runner and the umpire indicate the ball is now in play.

Since that never happened it is illegal. You can never do the hidden ball trick once time has been called.