Disrespectful, but hilarious.
The Miami Marlins and Detroit Tigers squared off Sunday at LoanDepot Park, with the Fish getting the 8-6 win over Motown. But that wasn’t the only victory for the 305 on the day.
During the top of the third inning, left fielder Matt Vierling came to bat for the Tigers, and as normal, his name, photo and information came up on the jumbotron. However, the Marlins put some alternate info in for Vierling’s player note — alternate info that completely slammed the entire city of Detroit.
“Since 1950 — Detroit has lost 65% of it’s population,” the Marlins’ jumbotron read.
Straight comedy.
@Marlins why is this Matt Vierlings player note? Detroits population decrease has so much to do with him as a player! @Castellani2014 pic.twitter.com/KjtM1vF74z
— jaden (@j_a_d_e_n1) July 30, 2023
Y’all know how much I love Miami, but I can’t lie, the Marlins’ spelling of “it’s” makes me cringe as a writer.
I mean, don’t get me wrong, they were right in what they were saying about Detroit, and it was incredibly hilarious. Even though I have love for Motown, it’s going straight down the toilet, and Miami of all places pointed it out. But how do you make a dumb spelling error like that?
I’m not trying to be a grammar freak, but I’m incredibly sensitive to that kind of stuff being in the industry that I am. It just irks me, and on top of that, it gives the Tigers fanbase and opposing fans leverage to poke fun at the Fish. And I’m not the biggest fan of that with them representing the 305.
Plus, shoutout to the Mo. Like I said, I have love for the 313. They should’ve chosen Cleveland or some other crappy city like that. I know for me, Detroit is such a blue-collar and gritty town that I can’t help but show some love.
And on top of that, it’s WWE SummerSlam week in the D!
Shoutout to Detroit, man! As the Daily Caller’s Mr. 305, I’m going to give the city some positive vibes.
As far as the Marlins, there was a lot of winning from them Sunday, other than the “it’s” mishap I just ranted about. Although, I have my concerns with them as the season goes on, because what used to be a pretty sizable lead in the NL Wild Card race has turned into them barely hanging onto a spot, period. But regardless … good stuff, Fish. (RELATED: Colorado Rockies Under Fire For Just Outright Wild Titanic Sub Joke On Jumbotron)
Just please don’t collapse, and for the love of God, get a staffer who knows how to spell.