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“As Jim Joyce said in his postgame comments, there is no dispute that last night’s game should have ended differently. While the human element has always been an integral part of baseball, it is vital that mistakes on the field be addressed. Given last night’s call and other recent events, I will examine our umpiring system, the expanded use of instant replay and all other related features.” —
MLB will not reverse blown call in Tigers game
Look, I don’t want to wine and complain about this… but I’m going to wine and complain. I’m fine with Selig coming out and saying, “I fear overruling this call will open the floodgates on hundreds of games in the past and set a dangerous precedent for all future games.” That’s a valid reason to not overturn the call from last night. But to release this statement praising the Tigers organization and not even give them an explanation as to why you won’t change the call is complete bullshit.
As I said in my email to Bud himself last night, he - and he alone - has brought this nightmare upon himself. If he had half a backbone, there would’ve been some sort of review on this play as it happened. Baseball could’ve been like every other professional American sports league and had some sort of instant replay. Instead, we’re left with a public relations joke that tells us absolutely nothing.
You suck Bud Selig, in every sense imaginable…
This guy right here is one of the classiest, smartest, most well-spoken and well-rounded human beings to ever step foot on a baseball field and even if he can’t hit lefties, he’s still one hell of a ballplayer.
He’s always been “My Tiger” and, even though he is now a member of every baseball fan’s archenemy, I wish him infinitely more success, money and fame. He deserves it.
Treat him well New York. They don’t make ‘em like this kid anymore.
(With all that said, I think this is a fantastic deal for the Tigers and I’m ecstatic they made it. We get back three pitchers who will help fill the gaps of the bullpen and starting rotation, and have a pretty good young prospect at center. We’ll be ok Tiger fans.)
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Tonight’s the Home Run Derby and we have a bet going around these parts. We’ve set the over/under on the number of Inge home runs in the first round at 6.5. I’m taking the under, Mike’s taking the over. This is a epic battle for a nice lunch. Results tomorrow.
In the first of this three game series against the Texas Rangers, Dontrelle Willis started and Fernando Rodney closed out a combined one hit shutout to give the Tigers a 4-0 win. The two pieces of the Tigers pitching staff that scare me most - Willis and Rodney - were absolutely lights out tonight. Granted Zumaya, Lyon, and Seay all helped in the winning effort, but one can not ask for more than a one hit shutout - even if a combined one. Since Game 2 of the NHL’s Western Conference Finals were on at the same time as the Tigers, I watched the great pitching effort in a limited capacity - everything takes a backseat to playoff hockey: baseball, basketball, eating, sleeping, breathing - but what I did see was impressive and at one point Willis apparently retired 17 Rangers in a row. Phenomenal.
I have to say my fears of Willis are not dissolved after this one outing, but if Willis can keep this up the Tigers pitching staff just got a whole lot deeper and stronger. Same goes fro Rodney who has capitalized on all of his save opportunities this year but for some reason has flashes of the erratic Todd Jones in his non save opps.
And, by the way, the Wings just scored in overtime - 3 on 1 breakaway, Mikael Samuelsson puts in the game winner…this makes up for his errand clearing attempt in the first period that led to the ‘Hawks first goal, let’s not see sloppiness like that again, please…loved the game winner though.
Two good things came out of today for the Tigers.
As an aside, WTF is with the Whitecaps uniforms?
Curtis Grandson gives us a sneak peak into tonight’s game. That’s right, MC Hammer will be there!