This just adds to the list of reasons why I despise Showalter. He is the biggest prick in the game. I hope his team misses the wild card, but I don't want him to get fired, because I would fear that we would hire him.
GAMESMANSHIP ALIVE AND WELL AMONG AMERICAN LEAGUE CONTENDERS, AS RED SOX LEARN IN BALTIMORE AND DETROIT 08.18.16 at 12:07 pm ET
By John Tomase
Dave DombrowskiThe Red Sox looked suitably bleary-eyed as they stumbled into Comerica Park on Thursday morning, and with good reason. To recap some of the happenings from the last 24 hours:
— On Wednesday night, the Red Sox beat the Orioles 8-1 behind an excellent start from David Price. That game wasn’t without its minor controversy, though. After Price’s first pitch, a 90 mph fastball, manager John Farrell consulted with the umpires about the stadium radar gun.
While Orioles pitcher Dylan Bundy was on the mound, the scoreboard only registered pitch type. As soon as Price took the mound, it immediately began showing velocity as well. Because that information gives the Orioles an unfair advantage, Farrell complained and the velocity was removed for Price.
— The game was called in the seventh inning because of heavy downpours after a delay of one hour and 17 minutes. The Red Sox hustled to the airport at midnight and proceeded to sit on the runway for more than two hours because the conveyor belt that loaded their luggage onto the plane was broken. Once that was fixed, they taxied a short distance before they had to stop again because of a faulty generator.
They finally took off at 2 a.m., checked into the hotel around 4, and didn’t fall asleep until 5. Most players arrived at the park between 10 and 10:30, meaning they’ll play Thursday’s game on roughly four hours sleep.
“It was a quick turnaround, but we’re here and ready to go,” manager John Farrell said.
— The Tigers, who gain a competitive advantage by forcing the Red Sox to play under adverse circumstances, were under no obligation to move the game time, though it’s worth noting that three times since 2012, when the Tigers have played a Wednesday night game on the road, they’ve returned to play Thursday night home games.
Also, the idea that the game wasn’t moved because of a conflict with the Lions is disingenuous, since the baseball schedule was released last September and the NFL preseason schedule didn’t come out until April. The Red Sox filed their first complaints before the new year, according to a team source.
— That said, the Red Sox are notorious for making visiting teams play night games at Fenway Park on getaway day, so what goes around comes around. Earlier this year, for instance, the Red Sox made the Braves play a night game before Atlanta flew to Chicago for a day game the next afternoon with the Cubs