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Detroit Tigers, Volume 5: The Hank Greenberg edition
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manurespreader
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Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 5: The Hank Greenberg edition
This is why I hate the yankees. The evil empire.
This is why I hate the yankees. The evil empire.
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Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 5: The Hank Greenberg edition
The Yankees are quickly approaching irrelevance as far as contention goes. They're about where they were in the mid-to-late 60's. Yogi was gone, Ford was on his way out the door, and Mantle was also at the end. Here, Posada and Bernie Williams are long gone, Rivera and Pettitte are probably done come October (Rivera for sure, of course), and Jeter is on his last legs. In each case, the players aren't there behind them to provide a new core, Cano exempted, and he can walk after this season.
Funny how during what most consider to be the "Golden Age of Baseball", the late 40's to the early 60's, the Yankees went to 15 Series in 18 seasons, I believe, between 1947-1964. Don't hear much squawking about that.
Meanwhile, if we continue to swing at that curve ball about a foot off the plate, the strike zone isn't going to matter.
The Yankees are quickly approaching irrelevance as far as contention goes. They're about where they were in the mid-to-late 60's. Yogi was gone, Ford was on his way out the door, and Mantle was also at the end. Here, Posada and Bernie Williams are long gone, Rivera and Pettitte are probably done come October (Rivera for sure, of course), and Jeter is on his last legs. In each case, the players aren't there behind them to provide a new core, Cano exempted, and he can walk after this season.
Funny how during what most consider to be the "Golden Age of Baseball", the late 40's to the early 60's, the Yankees went to 15 Series in 18 seasons, I believe, between 1947-1964. Don't hear much squawking about that.
Meanwhile, if we continue to swing at that curve ball about a foot off the plate, the strike zone isn't going to matter.
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manurespreader
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Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 5: The Hank Greenberg edition
Agreed.
Agreed.
Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 5: The Hank Greenberg edition
You got that right. HOLY! WAH! Like Gibby in the world series.
manurespreader
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Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 5: The Hank Greenberg edition
Well maybe, but I have not been this p oed after a game in a long time. I thought the umps squeezed verlander all game long and it led directly to a rod's hr. He did not get a call he should have, came in a little closer with the next pitch, which got hit out.
Also we did not get a single call on check swings, many of which were not strikes but were called strikes by the umpires. This affected counts all game long and let Petite stay in the game way longer than he should have. It was blatant if you ask me. Verlander got so mad he finally said something from the mound in the 7th that could be heard on the radio. And remember that call at second in the 7th or 8th, where Iglasias was called out who was clearly safe, and ended up with no runs instead of most likely at least one.
so yes we made a few mistakes, but we outplayed them, out hit, them and deserved to win based on better play. I realize you get some on your side and sometimes they get you, but I didn't think the game was umpired fairly.
I also think someone said something to jackson and so he stayed at second when he shouldn't have.
No excuses for Veras, he looked like coke, allowing so many long balls even before the HR.
Whole thing left a really bad taste in my mouth.
Well maybe, but I have not been this p oed after a game in a long time. I thought the umps squeezed verlander all game long and it led directly to a rod's hr. He did not get a call he should have, came in a little closer with the next pitch, which got hit out.
Also we did not get a single call on check swings, many of which were not strikes but were called strikes by the umpires. This affected counts all game long and let Petite stay in the game way longer than he should have. It was blatant if you ask me. Verlander got so mad he finally said something from the mound in the 7th that could be heard on the radio. And remember that call at second in the 7th or 8th, where Iglasias was called out who was clearly safe, and ended up with no runs instead of most likely at least one.
so yes we made a few mistakes, but we outplayed them, out hit, them and deserved to win based on better play. I realize you get some on your side and sometimes they get you, but I didn't think the game was umpired fairly.
I also think someone said something to jackson and so he stayed at second when he shouldn't have.
No excuses for Veras, he looked like coke, allowing so many long balls even before the HR.
Whole thing left a really bad taste in my mouth.
manurespreader
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Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 5: The Hank Greenberg edition
But yeah, in the great scheme of things most likely doesn't matter.
oh totally, we are not in a tight race, but the game should not be umpired differently one way or the other and I hate losing just as much.
But yeah, in the great scheme of things most likely doesn't matter.
Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 5: The Hank Greenberg edition
Right, it should be called right down the middle, the same for both teams. They really should be using more replay tech there to grade the umps out on how they call pitches, make **** sure umps are calling true balls and strikes 99 percent of the time and those that ain't doing that are down in single A. Hell, I think Baseball should go out and refit all of the minor league parks to have the cameras to replay the pitches to they can judge balls and strikes with replay just like how they do in MLB.
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