Browsing Archive: August, 2011

Giving credit to an ump: Timmons makes the save

Posted by Michael Seff on Saturday, August 13, 2011,

It's been a horrible year for umpires, especially in Atlanta. But at Turner Field Friday night, Tim Timmons made reprimands for many of his colleagues with a saving effort.

Carlos Zambrano threw way too far inside to Chipper Jones trailing 9-1 after having allowed five home runs and was immediately tossed by Timmons (for the record, Zambrano walked off instantly to kill any suspense as to whether it was an accident or not). The Braves began to emerge from the dugout in anticipation of a benche...
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TV's orgasm reaches climax with Yankees-Red Sox extra innings

Posted by Michael Seff on Monday, August 8, 2011,

First it was MLB Network. Then Fox got in on the action. And finally, ESPN polished off "The Weekend Part 2" by showcasing its two local favorites and, quite frankly, the only two teams that exist in professional baseball (they'll recognize the Phillies come October, however). The Red Sox and Yankees split the first two games of their fourth series of 2011 before ESPN (for the record, this is the official ESPN equation: NESN + YES = ESPN) got to air the rubber match.

With the Yankees lead...