Nominate Mike Greenberg for Just Shut Up Award

[Balance]

I usually like Greenberg and Golic on ESPN 1000 in the morning, but I just couldn't stand the way Greenie was harping on the Jermaine Dye HBP call. To hear him say it, that one call was the reason the Sox won the game. I've had enough of it.

 

We're in a position to call him on it. Let's nominate Greenie for his own "Just Shut Up" award on ESPN 1000 tomorrow morning.

Here's where to go: http://espnradio.espn.go.com/espnradio/story?page=justshutup

 

Here's the e-mail I sent today:

Greenie, this one's for you.

To listen to you this (Monday 10-24) morning, you'd think that the Jermaine Dye HBP call cost Houston the game.  That's the home plate umpire's call.  The first-base and third-base umpires are 90-100 feet away; they won't have any better view of it despite what you seem to think.  But the national media, and you especially, are so focused on the purported "bad calls" that the White Sox are receiving that you are missing the story!  You don't hear the White Sox or their fans complaining that Pettitte balked when he picked Iguchi off of first, or that Iguchi was, in fact, safe.  You don't hear the White Sox or their fans complaining that the three "hit by pitch" calls in Game 1 were dubious at best (including the one on Bagwell where he made absolutely no effort to avoid the pitch).  No, you don't hear that.  The story is that the better team is winning all these postseason games!

Greenie, quit complaining about the calls.  Stop trying to make it sound like the Sox are only winning because the umps are blowing calls.  Mike Greenberg, JUST SHUT UP!!!

If that doesn't work, try sending an e-mail at http://espnradio.espn.go.com/espnradio/story?storyId=1113601

Edited October 24, 2005 by Balance

[The Critic]

I didn't bother listening to them today, because I knew that would be harped on over and over.

[Goldmember]

iguchi wasn't safe.

[Balance]

iguchi wasn't safe.

Yes he was.

[Texsox]

iguchi wasn't safe.

 

he looked out to me. Too bad it wasn't an Astros runner or we would have seen 73 replays, from 9 angles, and super slo mo close ups.

[Balance]

he looked out to me. Too bad it wasn't an Astros runner or we would have seen 73 replays, from 9 angles, and super slo mo close ups.

I had the benefit of TiVo last night. I replayed it over and over again. If you do the frame-by-frame replay, Iguchi's hand is back on the bag before the tag touches him on the elbow. So I maintain that he was safe.

 

I agree 100% that there would have been replays ad nauseam if that was a Houston runner.

[Soxfest]

iguchi wasn't safe.

 

 

I thought he was safe!

[Middle Buffalo]

I usually like Greenberg and Golic on ESPN 1000 in the morning, but I just couldn't stand the way Greenie was harping on the Jermaine Dye HBP call.  To hear him say it, that one call was the reason the Sox won the game.  I've had enough of it.

 

We're in a position to call him on it.  Let's nominate Greenie for his own "Just Shut Up" award on ESPN 1000 tomorrow morning. 

I get where you're coming from here, but I'm kind of tired of hearing Sox fans portrayed in a negative light by the national media (Greenberg, DPatrick, Rome, ESPN BBTN crew). Sending this email will just play into their hands and make the Sox fans look bad. The Sox have a very small fraction of fans I'd rather not see become the focus of the media. I'd suggest we leave it alone. Let Houston fans do the complaining.