By Joe Moag
Uproar in the press!
Lupica wants Selig to
Bend time…space…honor.
Override ump’s call?
This summer’s game ain’t perfect.
Not one for the books.
Posted 6/6/10
Galarrrrraga – The Tiger!
by Millie Bovich
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When 25 came up to bat,
The crowd erupted — ‘member that?
Then Jackson pulled one from the skies,
A miracle before our eyes.
Twenty-six then took the heat.
Two outs! The fans all on their feet.
So 27 tapped the plate.
The anxious throng could hardly wait.
The hitter nipped an infield ball,
And then the most disputed call.
The runner obviously was out.
The fans began to rant and shout.
Who says the umpire can’t be wrong?
Joyce on first gets baseball’s gong!
Leyland roared in Joyce’s face,
One thundrous “boo” engulfed the place.
A perfect game slipped ‘Mando’s hands.
Deep disappointment filled the stands.
This time an error the ump did make,
Too late admitting his mistake.
Galarraga’s perfect game
Was stolen! What a dirty shame!
The only perfect game to date
Whose batters totaled 28!
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Millie Bovich has been a Detroit Tigers fan for more than eight decades.
Posted 6/4/2010
Nobody’s Perfect (The Armando Galarraga Saga)
by James Finn Garner
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After the call that the umpire blew,
What could Armando Galarraga do?
Drag him to court in front of a judge,
Since now his market value was smudged?
Argue some kind of liberal plot?
Threaten to meet Joyce in the parking lot?
Hire a hit man to mangle his mug?
Break down on “Oprah” to get some O-hugs?
Threaten his wife, kids, brothers and sisters?
Publish his home phone number on Twitter?
Beg ol’ Bud Selig for some Commissioner’s magic?
Hire some flacks for his story so tragic?
Buy off some pols to rewrite the rules?
Sic Milton Bradley on his family jewels?
But Armando showed character larger than fame.
He smiled, shook hands and went on with the game.
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Posted 6/3/2010
Dave Dombrowski, Master Mechanic
by James Finn Garner
Dave Dombrowski does it again,
Trading Jackson and Granderson,
Retooling for a leaner year,
Throwing the Tiges in lower gear,
And after ripping out our hearts,
Replacing them with better parts.
For fixing up the Detroit bench,
Call Dombrowski “Mr. Goodwrench.”
Posted 5/23/10
On the Minnesota Twins’ First Rainout at Target Field
By Stuart Shea
They live and die by the weather in this town.
It’s headline stuff when the snow starts coming down.
But still I didn’t expect the thing I viewed:
That a rainout made the top of the evening news.
Posted 5/9/10