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The Fifteenth Annual Dubsy Awards

It’s the oldest tradition we have here at Dubsism…every January since this blog was created, we have given awards for achievements during the previous year in under-recognized categories in the world of sports. However, due to some unusual circumstances, this year January became February. In the early years, the nominations for the awards were done exclusively by an internal committee, but then…

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∀ Ron Gardenhire signed Official Rawlings Major League Baseball #35 used/imperfect http://blog.collectingall.com/T6cKkL 📌 shrsl.com/4fuj5 📌

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He may be a cheater, but he’s our cheater now

In all that noise leading up to the MSU-UM football game, you might not have heard the rumor, then the whisper, then the semi-apologetic announcement ,,,

A.J. Hinch is the new manager of the Detroit Tigers, replacing Ron Gardenhire, who retired abruptly over health concerns with just a handful of games to play in the already abbreviated 2020 season.

If you recall hearing A.J. Hinch’s name, it probably wasn’t in a good way. As manager of the 2017 champion Houston Astros, Hinch was a central figure in the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal that cost him his job, plus a season-long suspension from baseball.

Less than 30 minutes after that suspension expired with the final game of the World Series last Tuesday, the Tigers came a-calling.

Detroit Tigers Chairman Chris Ilitch said: “This is a man who had learned and grown from the experience and that resonated with me.”

Oh, well ... maybe managing the Tigers is Part Two of Hinch’s purgatory.

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Ron Gardenhire on his Tigers players choosing to kneel and/or stay in the dugout during the anthem

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November 17, 2010

After being the runner-up five times, Ron Gardenhire is finally named the American League's Manager of the Year. The Twins skipper, the only AL manager listed on all 28 ballots, led his team to its sixth Central Division title in nine seasons.

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4/21/19: Norris shines over Chicago, earns first win since 2017

For the moment, Daniel Norris can breathe a deep sigh of relief. With Matt Moore out for the rest of the season due to a torn meniscus, Norris has been handed the reins to fill the gap in the rotation. Whether this is a permanent solution to Moore’s absence remains to be seen, but Norris did not take it for granted, throwing five shutout innings and only allowing three baserunners, while striking out 6. Detroit held on to win 4-3 against the Chicago White Sox to bring Detroit back to a .500 record, sitting at 10-10. It was also Norris’ first win since September 28th 2017, when he won against the Kansas City Royals, also throwing five shutout innings. Moore had looked much like he did in his early days with the Tampa Bay Rays, when he was elected to the All-Star game in 2013. He threw seven shutout innings in his first start with Detroit against Toronto, and had another three shutout innings against Kansas City before sustaining a knee injury while fielding a bunt from Billy Hamilton. Initially thought to be a more minor injury that would shelf him for a month turned into a season ending surgery, and Detroit was now out two starting pitchers for the entirety of the 2019 campaign. It was clear that Norris was going to have to step up and find the consistency that Detroit has been waiting on for nearly three years. Coming into today’s game, Norris held an ERA of 4.32 after making three appearances, all in long relief. While he hasn’t been shelled hard, he had struggled prior to his first start, allowing 11 hits and 3 walks in only 8.1 innings of work while only recording 4 strikeouts. The defense has been able to help him limit damage and keep his base runners in check, but eventually allowing so many on base will spell trouble in the future. But against Chicago, he showed signs that maybe being in the rotation was the confidence booster he needed. He threw a total of 79 pitches, averaging 16 pitches an inning. While he most likely had more in his tank, manager Ron Gardenhire probably didn’t want to stretch Norris too much since this was his first shot at throwing more than three innings this season. Even though he was able to retire the side in his last inning of work, he needed 20 pitches to accomplish this as the batters were making more contact: signs that the batters may have been picking up his pitches better.  Assuming he gets the call five days from now to make another start, he will more likely have a little longer leash after showing he’s up to the challenge and able to deliver with flying colors. Blaine Hardy is another candidate to make spot starts moving forward, but since he has had a sluggish beginning to the season, it looks like the spot in the rotation is Norris’ to lose for the time being. Detroit takes a trip to Boston to take on the struggling Red Sox for a four-game series between Monday and Thursday. Matthew Boyd (1-1, 2.96) will take on the downtrodden ace of Boston’s staff Chris Sale (0-4, 8.50) at 7:10 PM. Though Boston has struggled out of the gate to start 2019 after winning the 2018 World Series, they are currently riding a three-game winning streak.

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Minnesota Twins Recap vs Texas Rangers - August 20th, 2022

Minnesota Twins Recap vs the Texas Rangers - August 20th, 2022 Could the Twins keep their Twinning streak going in Game 2 against the Texas Rangers?

The Minnesota Twins won a close game last night where they scored 2 runs in the first inning off back-to-back home runs from 1B Luis Arraez(7) and DH Jose Miranda(13) and the pitching staff allowed just 1 run over 9 innings getting the final out of the game on a bad running play on a flyout to right field and an outfield assist from RF Max Kepler to SS Carlos Correa. They’ll try to extend the…

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“Their little heads” 😂😂😂

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Detroit Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire retires due to health concerns The announcement, made Saturday, comes with only a few games left in the season. Gardenhire managed the Tigers for three seasons, but has managed major league teams for 16 years.

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I’m not in love with the Gardenhire rumor, but it’ll provide me with ample opportunities to flex my pun muscles.

And if he brings Dan Haren with him from Arizona I will never speak another bad word against him.

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New skipper old school

While I was glad to see Detroit Tigers’ manager Brad Ausmus go, I can’t say I’m thrilled about the new guy  - Ron Gardenhire.

I keep thinking of the movie “Moneyball” and Philip Seymour Hoffman’s portrayal of the Oakland A’s recalcitrant manager, Art Howe.

Gardenhire has made it clear that, like Howe, he doesn’t believer in sabermetrics - using statistical analysis to evaluate and compare the performance of individual players.

Numbers, he once said, “lie a lot.” Curious words for a man in a sport driven by numbers.

Maybe Gardehnhire doesn’t like numbers because his aren’t all that impressive: 1,068 wins and 1,039 losses in his 13 years with the Minnesota Twins.

His post-season record: 6 wins and 21 losses. And he’s the only manager in MLB history to go to the playoffs at least six times and never advance to the World Series,

How long until spring training starts ...?

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we're learning so much about our new manager

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Ron Gardenhire anuncia su retiro como manager

Ron Gardenhire anuncia su retiro como manager

Ron Gardenhire anunció el sábado su retiro de manera inmediata, luego de tres temporadas como manager de los Tigres y tras 16 años de carrera como timonel. Gardenhire, de 62 años, termina su carrera como dirigente con 1,200 victorias, ubicándose en el 46to puesto en la historia. La información está contenida en las páginas de MLB.com.

Gardenhire fue nombrado el 38vo manageren la historia de los…

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4/19/19: Zimmermann inconsistent, drop second game to Chicago

Hindsight is always 20/20. I’m sure that Ron Gardenhire and the fanbase can agree with that one. After allowing just 2 runs through 6 innings, Jordan Zimmermann proceeded to allow another 3 runs while recording only 1 out in the seventh inning. Daniel Stumpf came in for Zimmermann and allowed 2 runs without getting a single out. The Tigers would eventually lose the game 7-3. It brought a lot of questions from fans on when too much is too much for Detroit’s Opening Day starter, as he continues to play Jekyl and Hyde since coming from Washington, where he made two All-Star appearances and was a Top 10 Cy Young candidate twice. He showed signs of slowing down when he loaded the bases in the fifth inning and walked in the tie-breaking run. He was able to get out before any more damage was caused, but it was clear his control was getting very shaky. He walked four total, which was the amount of walks he issued in his first four starts combined. Miraculously, Zimmermann still only had 79 pitches total when he took the mound in the seventh inning, so it made sense why he’d be allowed to go back with his team only down a run. He had also gotten a 1-2-3 inning in the sixth to bounce back from his rocky fifth. To Ron Gardenhire, it made sense in more ways than one. But still, the seventh inning came around, and the White Sox were able to plate 5 more runs, seemingly putting the game out of reach for Detroit. The game had been so close the entire way through, but the wheels came off very quickly. It’s easy to say that Zimmermann should have been pulled, especially after seeing what happened in the seventh. But Zimmermann can’t be completely to blame. As said before, he made quick work of the White Sox in the sixth inning, needing only 8 pitches to record three outs, after needing 24 to get through the fifth. But more importantly, he was pulled after allowing one more run to score, and was responsible for the two runners on base when Stumpf stepped in his stead. He then allowed a single, a double, and a another single before being chased back into the dugout. It begs the question: could Jordan Zimmermann have gotten out of it without allowing any more damage? Obviously, we’ll never know the answer. This is what makes baseball so strategic and unpredictable. Daniel Stumpf had not allowed a single run to score all season long, and had only allowed 5 base runners over 4.1 innings of work. To say he was a great choice for such a high-leverage situation would be an understatement: he was the best choice, and was also fully rested. Gardenhire, as well as the fans, should have felt good about their chances to keep the game from getting away by too much. Even if one more were to come across, the game would be 4-1, leaving Detroit three innings to make up three runs. Sounds like a tall order, but it’s a much more desirable situation than trying to make up six runs in the same time frame. While three straight base hits was the outcome, Detroit was banking on Stumpf inducing a weak ground ball to get the double-play and get the Tigers back into the batter’s box with only a two-run deficit. Summarizing it all, Chicago was able to get the best of Detroit and capitalize on mistakes and keep their train rolling. Once they punched the clutch, they didn’t let up, even when Detroit threw out one of their best bullpen pitchers up to that point. Sometimes the team can just be outplayed, even when you push all of the right buttons. It’s what makes it a competition. If it were that easy to make all of the right decisions, or decisions that look right or better on the outside, there’d be more teams to go 162-0 in a season. The only thing Detroit can do is move onto the next game. They still have 143 games left in the season, and being 9-10 to start is far from awful. It’s just a good idea to be prepared for some heartbreaking losses in close games, as well as blow outs that seem so unfair.

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Take Me Out of This Ballpark!

March 31, 2010 (AP)

Twins’ Span hits mom with foul ball, but she’s OK

Denard Span’s mother settled into her box seat, surrounded by 20 family members and friends, to watch her son lead off for the Minnesota Twins.

Uh oh. Look out!

In a shocking split-second, Span hit a hard foul ball that struck his mom in the upper chest Wednesday. She was treated by paramedics and back in the stands minutes later.

April 1, 2010

Twins’ Span calls for more netting to protect fans

By JON KRAWCZYNSKI AP Baseball Writer

“It’s just a bad situation,” Span said. “It’s just surprising that no one has gotten seriously hurt to this point. I definitely do think that they should have nets going further, you know, as far as the dugout.”

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“It’s hard to pay attention to every single pitch,” Span said. “Sometimes you’re coming down from the concession stand and whatever and boom! All of a sudden, that quick, the ball is coming at you. You can’t control that.”

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“I don’t know if there’s an easy solution,” Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. “I know where I want my family, and that’s behind the nets. I’ve seen too much.”

Even before 2010’s events, Denard Span would have been surprised to know just how many baseball spectators had been seriously injured over the years. And just as baseball history is peppered with bloodied spectators, so the courts are sprinkled with the cases these injuries have spawned.

A trio of cases forms the early foundation of injured spectator law.

In a 1913 case, a fan attended an American Association game in Kansas City, sitting in the grandstand (the grandstand, the court explained, “is back of the catcher”) in a seat that was not behind protective screening, and during the course of the game was struck by a foul ball. The fan sued . . . and lost. The court ruled that the fan “was familiar with the risks and dangers incident to … occupying a seat in the grandstand.” The club and the owners of the ballpark were not “insurers” of spectators’ safety, but were required only to exercise reasonable care, and they met that standard by providing a screened area. The fan took an unscreened seat with “full knowledge of the risks and dangers… and thereby assumed the ordinary risks of such position.”

In another 1913 case, a fan in Minnesota was struck by a “flying ball” and suffered a broken collarbone. In reaching an opposite result to the Kansas City case, the court stated that “Women and others not acquainted with the game are invited, and do attend.” Therefore, it can't be assumed that they had such “full knowledge.”

And in a 1919 Seattle case, a fan was hit and injured by a foul ball; the trial court entered a verdict for the fan in the amount of $1,000. While the plans for the park showed 120 feet of screening, only about 60 feet was in place. The fan was sitting in a seat that would have been screened had construction been completed.

However, this decision was reversed on appeal. Based on the fact that the fan entered the game in progress, was familiar with baseball, had frequently attended ballgames in the past, and despite the availability of screened seats had chosen an unscreened seat, the fan had assumed the risk. The Court seemed to go out of its way to mock the fan:

Conscious of the fact that balls are very often hit ‘foul’ and that wild throws sometimes result in the ball falling among the spectators, and conscious of the fact that there was no protection between the balls and himself, he continued to occupy a seat in that unscreened portion until he received his injury.

A few years later, two courts revisited these early rules.

In a 1925 Cincinnati case, a fan, seated in an unscreened area, was struck by a batted ball between games of a double header. The case reached the Ohio Supreme Court, which summarized the law as follows: “…in baseball games hard balls are thrown and batted with great swiftness … they are liable to be thrown or batted outside the lines of the diamond, and that spectators in positions which may be reached by such balls assume the risk thereof.” Management’s responsibility, the court ruled, is limited to providing screened seats.

However, the Court found this case “materially different.” That difference: “… allowing players to practice so near the grand stand in an intermission when the set games were not being played.” During the game, the Court explained, action is largely confined within the diamond, and there is a single ball to watch. But between games, several groups are practicing, both on the diamond and along the sidelines, and there are several balls in action. Thus, the Court carved out a possible “intermission exception” to the general rule. (This would be followed in later years by attempts to carve out a hit-in-the-concourse exception, a hit-during-a-night game exception, a distracted-by-the-team mascot exception, and a spectator-assaulted-by-ballplayer (this one succeeded!) exception.)

In a 1941 case, a spectator attending a college baseball game chose a seat in an unscreened area behind first base, and was struck by a thrown ball during pre-game warm-up. The spectator argued that the warm-up was not part of the game and therefore, not part of the risk spectators assume. The court flatly rejected that argument: “… preliminary practice, in which many balls are employed, is a necessary incident to the playing of the game itself, and hence, an assumed risk.”

Jump forward to a trio of modern cases:

In 2004, a spectator was sitting in an unscreened area of Fenway Park, behind the home dugout along the first base line. In the bottom of the fifth inning, she was  struck and injured by a line drive. In the trial court, the spectator argued that she should recover due to failure by the Red Sox to warn of the danger of being hit by a foul ball. But the court ruled that the dangers were obvious, and the Red Sox  had no duty to warn. There is “... a consensus that baseball stadium owners should not be held responsible for injuries to spectators that result from balls leaving the field during play — at least if adequate safety screening has been provided to protect areas of the stadium in the vicinity of home plate, where the danger is thought to be most acute.”

In a 2004 case, a Cleveland fan seated in an unscreened area by third base, was hit in the face by a broken bat. The fan sued arguing that the “consensus” should not extend to bats entering the stands. The  Ohio court looked to a case in the neighboring state of Michigan, where in 2001 the Michigan court denied recovery to a spectator who had been seated behind the screen and struck by a bat fragment that had flown around the screen. The Ohio court found the Michigan ruling “persuasive,” and ruled that the injured fan, who was familiar with the stadium, the seats, and baseball generally, was barred from recovery.

In a 2006 Seattle case, a spectator was injured at a Mariners game by a ball accidentally thrown into the stands during pre-game warm-ups. The Mariners asserted the standard “baseball-rule” defenses: 1. they had satisfied their duty to protect by providing protective screening, and 2. the fan was familiar with the inherent risks of the game and therefore had assumed the risk of injury. The fan argued that, though familiar with the game, she was not aware of the details of pre-game warm ups. The Court ruled that didn't matter, warm-up is a part of the game, the manner in which the teams were warming up was the normal every-day manner, and the fan's injury was foreseeable. “Whether the ball was thrown or tossed during an inning of play or between innings lacks legal significance because … [it] occurred during a time which was necessary to the playing of the game, during which time the [fan] has assumed the risk …”

In a 2010 Ohio case, the Ohio court again was confronted by a serious injury by a thrown ball. In this case, the injured person was a broadcaster, standing on the field near first base, during infield practice. An errant throw from third to first struck her. The Court ruled that she had “assumed the risk” of injury. Being struck by an errant ball is simply “a matter of physics,” and is thus an inherent risk (citing Science of Hitting by Ted Williams, 1986). Further, though the injury occurred during warmup, the fact that she was working, and that the injury occurred on the field of play, was significant. “Although what happened ... is extremely unfortunate ... it was an accident—the product of two professionals focused hard on their respective tasks, each one more or less oblivious to the other, despite the fact that they were roughly 100 feet apart from each other.

Wrap-up

The next time you go to a ballgame, check out the folks seated close to the field, along the first and third baselines, just past the grandstand netting. Some of them undoubtedly are well aware of the risks. But for the others, well, you might want to tell them about Denard Span’s mother.