On Wednesday,
the White Sox got burned by one of the dumbest rules in baseball, meant to
prevent collisions at the plate. As of
this year, the catcher can’t move to block the plate until he has possession of
the ball. In the seventh inning with the
Sox leading 1-0, Sox catcher Tyler Flowers caught the ball from first baseman
Jose Abreu with the Giants’ Gregor Blanco a good five or six feet from the
plate. Flowers then applied the tag for
the out, but Giants’ manager Bruce Bochy challenged the call, which was
overturned on review from New York. In
the words of radio announcer Ed Farmer, Flowers was deemed to have had his
“pinky toe” over the line.
Now, that’s
great commentary, unlike what happened on television. Ken “Hawk” Harrelson was so upset by the call
he said, “Next thing you know we’ll have catchers wearing skirts out
there.” Really, Hawk, have you watched
any female athletes lately, especially softball players? I doubt it.
But in case
anyone is wondering why the White Sox are a stale organization, all they have
to do is turn on the TV for proof. You
might want to keep it on mute, though.
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