Awful Announcing

Cardinals announcers torch umpire over ridiculous power trip

Umpire Doug Eddings stole the show during the Cardinals-Rockies game on Friday night, and not in a good way.

It wasn't just a power trip. I couldn't help but think it was racially motivated.

29 minutes ago, Colome's Hat said:

It wasn't just a power trip. I couldn't help but think it was racially motivated.

Yes, that’s likely what Marmol thought. There is no official MLB rule that hats have to be worn straight, which is why Eddings was forced to apologize as well.

Edited yesterday at 02:22 PM1 day by WhiteSox2023

8 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

Yes, that’s likely what Marmol thought. There is no official MLB rule that hats have to be worn straight, which is why Eddings was forced to apologize as well.

Like the Deion Sanders confrontation with Pudge Fisk...old school/conservative 1950's era traditional values clashing with what's cool/er or seemingly fun to younger people.

2 hours ago, Colome's Hat said:

It wasn't just a power trip. I couldn't help but think it was racially motivated.

It's the "pull up your pants" generation getting their anger out.

Tbh, most white people's objection to Tim Anderson was becuase he was proudly black and didn't cowtow or try to please white people.

2 minutes ago, Colome's Hat said:

Tbh, most white people's objection to Tim Anderson was becuase he was proudly black and didn't cowtow or try to please white people.

Based on the double standard of how he was treated around his low points, I fully believe this in a vast majority of cases.

1 hour ago, Colome's Hat said:

Tbh, most white people's objection to Tim Anderson was becuase he was proudly black and didn't cowtow or try to please white people.

And this is why shushing Yankees Stadium is an all-time move.

2 hours ago, Quin said:

And this is why shushing Yankees Stadium is an all-time move.

Or just shushing Josh Donaldson...