Champaign native Matt Herges
Last night’s Wild Card tiebreaker between the Padres and the Rockies had no shortage of controversial calls. Of course, once I decided to call it a night was when the real fireworks happened so I missed Holliday’s play at the plate.
I did see the video countless times and I saw what I saw. This will make my friend Todd, the umpire happy but as a general.rule, I generally give the umpire the benefit of the doubt. It’s easy for me to make a call after watching a crappy video taken from considerable distance. Let’s face it, the man in blue is (hopefully) right on the play and probably saw something I didn’t.
And in the words of Hall of Fame umpire Bill Klem, “It ain’t nothin’ till i call it.”
The town of Champaign has rights to be proud of their homeboy Matt Herges for his performance last night. The Colorado reliever pitched 3 scoreless innings allowing only one hit. Herges was a solid reliever from 2000-2003 but until this year he has not found his groove and has bounced from team to team. In 2007, he has been lights out for Colorado with a 5-1 record and a 2.96 ERA. It’s good to see a local make it to the postseason.
One last thing… Will Tulowitzki’s 4 for 7 performance be enough to propel him to rookie of year? Will it be enough to eclipse the power of Braun?