Coach Steve's Corner

I went into last night's Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight with very low expectations. I tried not to buy into the hype machine that had been building for months. I'd even joked that Miguel Cabrera and Austin Romine going at it during Thursday's Yankees-Tigers game might've been the best fight of  the week when it went down. However, I came out of last night's bout pleasantly surprised. I went in expecting something similar to the Mayweather-Pacquiao snooze fest from a couple years ago. Instead what we witnessed was actually a pretty good fight, especially considering McGregor had never boxed professionally prior. McGregor came out the aggressor as I fully expected he would. I felt like for him to win he really had to go after Floyd early, hope that he could surprise him with a big punch and knock him out. The first four rounds of the fight this looked like it might actually have a chance of happening as McGregor peppered Mayweather with jabs. Mayweather eve...

The Brawl Thursday afternoon was filled with plenty of entertainment as Miguel Cabrera and Austin Romine went toe to toe in what might turn out to be a better bout than tonight's Mayweather-McGregor showdown. Things certainly escalated quickly in Motown and stayed at a boiling point throughout.  However, in my opinion things should've never gotten to that point. The umpires handled the situation all wrong. Joe Girardi had the right to be incensed after no warnings were issued when Gary Sanchez was plunked. Sanchez is the Yankees best hitter and had been destroying the Tigers in the series, which certainly seemed to indicate intent in the hit by pitch. Yet when Tommy Kahnle threw behind Miguel Cabrera he was immediately tossed from the game. The umpires should've warned both teams after the Kahnle incident (after missing the opportunity to do so after Sanchez was plunked) rather than ejecting him. The ejection is what got the Yankees hot and then moments later led to ...