Overheard on TBS

by Eric Plunk on Oct 6, 2007 8:19 PM EDT Comment 5 comments

It seems so odd that TBS landed the MLB Postseason through the LCS. TBS is usually reserved for Braves games and Home Improvement reruns.

At any rate, I'm sitting here watching the Cubs-"D-Backs" game and the commentator brings up Livan Hernandez and how he was the youngest starting pitcher in the 1997 World Series since Doc Gooden. Except, of course, Jaret Wright (10 months younger than Livan) broke that record promptly 3 days later when he started and won Game 3.

The commentator insinuated this record was impressive and still alive. We know Livan's isn't, ovbiously. Is Jaret still the youngest to have started a WS game?

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Re: Overheard on TBS

Is it that big a deal that they got it wrong? I mean, you see the guys on PTI make mistakes everyday. They're reporters with a research staff!!

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by crazymoloh on Oct 6, 2007 8:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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On PTI the guys are always told how they are wrong at the end of the episode.

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by curly1229 on Oct 6, 2007 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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Yes, it matters when they report blatant inaccuracies.

"Albert Belle blooped the ball over the fence." -- Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox after Game 5 of the 1995 World Series

by Eric Plunk on Oct 6, 2007 10:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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There are 'important' inaccuracies, like misquoting batting averages and whatnot. And then there ridiculous little nuggets in the class of - "youngest player who crapped bricks on a Wednesday", "player who hit two homeruns on the day his mom went to a Styx concert", etc.... This is a dumb fucking record. It would be nice if they corrected it, but my understanding of the game wasn't destroyed by it.

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by crazymoloh on Oct 7, 2007 1:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs