Here we go
miguel said:
All of a sudden, I hear Joe Morgan being saying how annoyed he was that they had called it an error. He went on and on about how unfair it was and how, not even in NY, Alex can not catch/get a break!. He also mentioned that if it were Jeter on third, that call would had never been called an error since Jeter is Mr. New York and can't do no wrong.
Morgan could not stop talking about it and I just happened to agree with everything he was saying.
I guess that his comment were heard loud and clear because a few innings later, the call was changed to a hit.
But like he said, more or less, if you already told millions of people that it was an error, what's the point of changing it after the fact.
The point - I hope - is to get the call correct.
What they tell the audience isn't a "promise", it's the official scorekeeper's call - which can change after more consideration.
I can think of two times this year where errors were turned into hits - the DAY AFTER the game.
Perhaps the perennial MVP has elevated people's expectations to absurd levels - the scorekeeper in this instance. However, the scorekeeper presumably does this for a living too. It was in NY right? I doubt that's a temp job. Maybe that's
Potato Salad's evening gig, hence the nice seats he gets for all these games.
Or, perhaps its because MeRod's got 10 errors already - and some BRUTAL ones at that (the second most in all of MLB at 3b).
Lucky for him, his "fellow Dominican buddy" *** Encarnacion has 4 more, to lead the entire Major Leagues. Not Juan Encarnacion mind you, this one (Edwin) has yet to start his 100th career game in the Majors. Lofty company.
Thank you for the opportunity to pick on MeRod, it's been days!
As for Joe Morgan, he and John Miller are the best tandem by a long margin over any other TV pairing. I wish I got to see Morgan play, and he's a really good commentator, but he has his moments too. He overwhelmingly takes the players side (completely understandable considering his access and relationships within the game) in any call or debate, right or sometimes wrong - even when replay clearly disagrees with him. It's disrupted the flow of calling the game at times as his pairing (not always Miller) is - it seems - thrown by his disagreement with the obvious.
I feel like a reborn sports fan now that I don't watch ESPN. I sense Morgan was putting drama into the game for the purpose of his own agenda - sticking up for MeRod. ESPN loves it, again they aim to serve their marketers, and drama in sports is a huge draw for advertisers (ESPN is owned by ABC, no longer an independant sports outlet).
I understand my opinions on this may be jaded and 'off the charts' in the minority, but I've had my fill of the foolishness. MeRod's a great player, he's had a crap year at 3b and it's not the scorekeeper's fault. We're maybe a third of the way into a very long season. Big deal.
Is he held to a higher level of expectation than most? Probably. But why shouldn't he? He's the best player in the game and gets paid that way. What's so wrong with that?
(***c'mon..... that's funny)
), but I disagree with your assessment of Harold Reynolds. I remember a couple of segments (not sure it was BT) where he got out of his seat and they set up a little Baseball Diamond where he proceeded to explain some intricacy of the game. I remember being impressed by the insight he gave.
