2013 MLB Season

Doesn't matter what it looked like. You can mutter any number of derisive things to an ump.

On another note though, I'd love to electronically track balls/strikes.

Equality 7-2521 wrote: Doesn't matter what it looked like. You can mutter any number of derisive things to an ump. On another note though, I'd love to electronically track balls/strikes.

Fairchild was the umpire who ejected Luke Putkonen and Jim Leyland in a game against the White Sox after Putkonen threw a pitch behind Ramirez.  This followed Chris Sale throwing a pitch at Prince Fielder's head following a Miguel Cabrera home run.  I believe that there was probably some carryover from that incident involved in Cabrera being ejected.  As a general rule an umpire is not going to run a player for arguing balls and strikes if he isn't showing him up, which clearly Cabrera was not showing him up.  I am curious as to what "magic" words Cabrera had to have muttered to get ejected from the game given the circumstances and whatnot.  Fortunately for the Tigers it didn't cost them the game.

That is about how I explained it to my nephew yesterday. 

Nephew:  "Why did the umpire eject Miggy?"
Uncle: "Because Miggy said the magic words."
Nephew: "What magic words?"
Uncle:  "Are you blind?"
Nephew:  "Why did the umpire eject Leyland?"
Uncle:  "Because Leyland asked the umpire "why did you eject Miggy?" and the umpire said "because Miggy called me blind" and Leyland replied "well, you are blind".
Nephew laughed and uncle averted explaining which magic words Miggy said that Nephew had probably heard but Uncle doesn't want to take credit for teaching him for fear of the wrath of Uncle's sister.

rushfan4 wrote: I don't know very much about Jose Iglesias but at first blush I feel as though the Tigers got jobbed on this deal.  I am not a big fan of players who can't hit and Iglesias sounds like that kind of player.  I guess it will depend on whether we traded for the next Derek Jeter or if we traded for the next Ramon Santiago.  By all accounts, Avasail Garcia is a 5-tool player who has been nicknamed Little Miggy.  Partly because he is from Venezuela and resembles Miguel Cabrera but also because he has the potential to be a similar hitter.  Obviously, only the future will tell on that as well.  But to top it off they also had to give up Brian Villareal, who was at one time last year talked about as heir apparent to Jose Valverde as the Tigers' closer.  He is one of those pitchers with real good stuff but with control issues.

I think it's a very good trade, and one the Tigers had to make (given that Jhonny is obviously going to get suspended). There are several Youtube highlight reels of Iglesias' fielding. There's even a Youtube channel...

http://www.youtube.com/channel/HC92SOkIv5DWE

...where you can catch his plays. The amount of space he covers from 2nd to 3rd base and out in the outfield is tremendous, he's got a cannon for an arm, and he'll definitely make up for Cabrera's limited mobility at third. Watch some of those plays and know Perralta could not even come close to fielding the balls which Iglesias gets too easily. A ground ball pitcher like Porcello will become better. Limiting hits is almost as good as getting hits if you're that good.

Loved Lil' Miggy (Avi) while he was here, but I can't see Avisail breaking the starting lineup here in the next couple years. Tigers basically traded a potential All Star OF for a certain Gold Glove SS. Villareal was not going to be called up this year either.

And you can blame Jhonny for this trade. Selfish players selling out their teammates.


Edited by The Dark Elf - July 31 2013 at 20:52

Despite the kind of season we've had, it feels nice to have this as your closer.

Good game.  1st time since 1999 that the Tigers got to Mariano Rivera.  They lost that game in 1999 too.  Oh well.  Stranded way too many men on base during the course of the game.

Wow! Just Wow!  The Tigers get to Mariano Rivera for the 2nd time this weekend.  Home runs from Cabrera and Victor Martinez.  Tie game 4 -4 in the bottom of the 9th.  

Tigers and The Dodgers for the World Series?

Ryne Sandberg as manager of the Phils, I wish the cubs had him for a manager. I think he will be good at it.

Hall of Famer. Class Act.