Matt Shepard Out as Tigers PBP, Jason Benetti In.

[oblong]

3 minutes ago, chasfh said:

Technically, it’s catch it with one hand and then time the other to cup the ball and secure it in the first hand. It’s the lack of that timing that leads to most bare-handed drops.

I got yelled at by Al Kaline in a camp because I caught my balls wrong.  I guess it was like how Rickey Henderson would do it.  The ball would fall into my glove as my glove was a few inches to the left of my face and I would have my hand right there ready to throw.  I played LF for 4 years in HS and the sun would set to my right as I am facing the plate so when I would use my hand to block it that was the best way to do it.  I played on that same field for probably 10 years so it was a solid habit.  I never dropped a ball, I had a cannon for an arm if I must brag.   I never changed.  I liked being able to see the ball the entire time

[Biff Mayhem]

21 minutes ago, oblong said:

I got yelled at by Al Kaline in a camp because I caught my balls wrong.  I guess it was like how Rickey Henderson would do it.  The ball would fall into my glove as my glove was a few inches to the left of my face and I would have my hand right there ready to throw.  I played LF for 4 years in HS and the sun would set to my right as I am facing the plate so when I would use my hand to block it that was the best way to do it.  I played on that same field for probably 10 years so it was a solid habit.  I never dropped a ball, I had a cannon for an arm if I must brag.   I never changed.  I liked being able to see the ball the entire time

I mean, that’s a fun story and all but ya gotta come up with better Al Kaline stories to keep up with @The Ronz 😎

[gehringer_2]

32 minutes ago, oblong said:

I got yelled at by Al Kaline in a camp because I caught my balls wrong.  I guess it was like how Rickey Henderson would do it.  The ball would fall into my glove as my glove was a few inches to the left of my face and I would have my hand right there ready to throw.  I played LF for 4 years in HS and the sun would set to my right as I am facing the plate so when I would use my hand to block it that was the best way to do it.  I played on that same field for probably 10 years so it was a solid habit.  I never dropped a ball, I had a cannon for an arm if I must brag.   I never changed.  I liked being able to see the ball the entire time

When I was elementary school we would play softball in gym class and we still had school supplied mitts around that were 1930's style, basically flat padded affairs. That's where the two handed mantra evolved and it was perfectly correct. But all your off hand does if you are wearing any modern 13" OF glove is potentially get in the way.

[Tiger337]

1 hour ago, chasfh said:

Technically, it’s catch it with one hand and then time the other to cup the ball and secure it in the first hand. It’s the lack of that timing that leads to most bare-handed drops.

In my case, it's not playing ball in years that caused it.  The velocity at which the ball dropped caught me by surprise.  

[Tiger337]

1 hour ago, oblong said:

I got yelled at by Al Kaline in a camp because I caught my balls wrong. 

"What the **** is wrong with you?  Is this the first time you've ever played ball?" 

[oblong]

I was 15, he might have cursed, and I might have **** my pants.

 

[Toddwert]

2 hours ago, Biff Mayhem said:

I mean, that’s a fun story and all but ya gotta come up with better Al Kaline stories to keep up with @The Ronz 😎

you dont want to piss off Mr. Tiger 

[davidsb623]

Listening to the banter between Benetti and Gibson reminds me a lot of listening to Gibby and Josh Lewin back in the day.

[romad1]

Craig Monroe story is gonna either blow up or he's just going to disappear.  @tigersjuk has a bunch of really weird stuff.

I think i'll leave it at that and let folks pull that thread themselves.

[Edman85]

7 minutes ago, romad1 said:

Craig Monroe story is gonna either blow up or he's just going to disappear.  @tigersjuk has a bunch of really weird stuff.

I think i'll leave it at that and let folks pull that thread themselves.

Wow, I had blocked that account so hadn't seen it.

And there's a Joel Zumaya drive-by as well.

[Edman85]

https://www.instagram.com/carbarbie941/

There's the accuser, and the accusation. She posted her stuff June 11. He's been off the air since June 9.

Edited June 29, 2024 by Edman85

[romad1]

7 minutes ago, Edman85 said:

https://www.instagram.com/carbarbie941/

There's the accuser, and the accusation. She posted her stuff June 11. He's been off the air since June 9.

I love some C-Mo but i also liked Rod Allen.  I’m no fan of whatever the hell is going to come of this.  

[1776]

Can’t help but think of the Wander Franco saga. 

[Sports_Freak]

6 minutes ago, romad1 said:

I love some C-Mo but i also liked Rod Allen.  I’m no fan of whatever the hell is going to come of this.  

I don't like CMo as an announcer but I don't like hearing this type of story from any woman when she was a child against a grown man. If it all checks out, he should pay. Very disturbing.

[Toddwert]

17 minutes ago, 1776 said:

Can’t help but think of the Wander Franco saga. 

its worse

[Edman85]

Regarding Zumaya...

Monroe was in spring training with the Rangers up through 2001. Zumaya wasn't a teammate for another five years. 12+5=17. Not great, but at least she wasn't 12.

[Tiger337]

58 minutes ago, Edman85 said:

Wow, I had blocked that account so hadn't seen it.

And there's a Joel Zumaya drive-by as well.

I unfollowed him a while ago, because he posts frequently and nothing he posts has any value.  

[Tiger337]

24 minutes ago, Toddwert said:

its worse

Sounds that way if true.  

[oblong]

That explains the response by the Tigers when explaining his absence. 
 

her details seem pretty specific.  

[Tenacious D]

The allegations are horrific, but I’m reminded of the BS that Bauer endured.  This is tricky—it’s a man’s reputation and livelihood at stake, but you have to support the victim, if true.

Edited June 29, 2024 by Tenacious D

[chasfh]

Is there any team that experiences more drama with its broadcasting situation than we do?

[Tiger337]

15 minutes ago, chasfh said:

Is there any team that experiences more drama with its broadcasting situation than we do?

Unlikely.  Impemba, Allen, Morris, Monroe.  Anybody else?

[Tigermojo]

I don't think Pena has been around either and he is close with Monroe.

[oblong]

I wonder what kind of support this woman has around her.  She says she is in therapy.  There are avenues for Justice that a therapist should have advised on. She gives the impression nobody is listening to her.  Isn’t law enforcement the first stop in getting justice?  Maybe she has nobody and little money to afford attorneys.  

[Sports_Freak]

5 minutes ago, oblong said:

I wonder what kind of support this woman has around her.  She says she is in therapy.  There are avenues for Justice that a therapist should have advised on. She gives the impression nobody is listening to her.  Isn’t law enforcement the first stop in getting justice?  Maybe she has nobody and little money to afford attorneys.  

It's incredibly hard to get someone arrested without proof. Especially if it happened very far in the past. But this woman says other people were involved...that may make it easier. Is she looking for a payday? I hate to say that but it's happened before. False accusations ruins lives. Not even sure why this has been made public, police wouldn't let an open investigation become public knowledge.