TheOldRoman
10-13-2005, 11:38 PM
As you all know, the media is running non-stop stories about last night's "controversial" ending. ESPN, and the mindless clowns who vote on their website, seem to believe that not only was the ball caught cleanly, but it is one of the worst calls ever. They also believe that the umpire was more responsible for the Angels' loss than the pitcher who served up a horrible pitch to Crede, and Crede had no responsibility in our win whatsoever.:o:
To the media, this is like a national tragedy. All the mediots are claiming that the umpire cost us the game, the win was tainted, and so forth. There are also several stooges calling for instant replay (although it clearly woulndn't have overturned this call). All this stink was caused because Josh Paul was too ****ing dumb to apply a tag on a ball he may have caught on the ground. This play didn't give the Sox any runs, and it didn't take a certain win away from the Angels.
Now remember back to 1996. The Yankees were playing the Orioles in game one of the ALCS, and 12 year old Jeffrey Maier reached over the right field wall to catch a ball. The ball hit by Derek Jeter was in play, and Maier literally stole the ball from Orioles RF Tony Tarasco. The umpire missed the interference, and awarded Jeter with a homer. This came in the bottom of the 8th inning, with the Yankees down 4-3. The Yankees won this game in extra innings, and took the series in 5.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Maier
This was a huge story, but there wasn't a massive outcry from the media. For the most part, the media made it a "cute" and "loveable" story. Maier, who skipped school to attend the game, was made into a hero. His interference (for which he was not thrown out of the park) directly influenced the outcome of the game, and handed the Yankees a run (unlike the play yesterday). Maier made the talkshow rounds (Regis, Leno, Letterman, Conan) and probably cashed in big time. Meanwhile, no talk from the media of bringing instant replay to baseball. Morons like Dayn Ferry weren't talking about the umpire's incompetance, and there was no "tainted win".
It is interesting how the media treated two similar but different stories. The call which gave a run to a team who was down by 1 was "cute", while a call that required a stolen base and a double to amount to a run was a "tragedy".
To the media, this is like a national tragedy. All the mediots are claiming that the umpire cost us the game, the win was tainted, and so forth. There are also several stooges calling for instant replay (although it clearly woulndn't have overturned this call). All this stink was caused because Josh Paul was too ****ing dumb to apply a tag on a ball he may have caught on the ground. This play didn't give the Sox any runs, and it didn't take a certain win away from the Angels.
Now remember back to 1996. The Yankees were playing the Orioles in game one of the ALCS, and 12 year old Jeffrey Maier reached over the right field wall to catch a ball. The ball hit by Derek Jeter was in play, and Maier literally stole the ball from Orioles RF Tony Tarasco. The umpire missed the interference, and awarded Jeter with a homer. This came in the bottom of the 8th inning, with the Yankees down 4-3. The Yankees won this game in extra innings, and took the series in 5.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Maier
This was a huge story, but there wasn't a massive outcry from the media. For the most part, the media made it a "cute" and "loveable" story. Maier, who skipped school to attend the game, was made into a hero. His interference (for which he was not thrown out of the park) directly influenced the outcome of the game, and handed the Yankees a run (unlike the play yesterday). Maier made the talkshow rounds (Regis, Leno, Letterman, Conan) and probably cashed in big time. Meanwhile, no talk from the media of bringing instant replay to baseball. Morons like Dayn Ferry weren't talking about the umpire's incompetance, and there was no "tainted win".
It is interesting how the media treated two similar but different stories. The call which gave a run to a team who was down by 1 was "cute", while a call that required a stolen base and a double to amount to a run was a "tragedy".