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McCann watches his words with umpires
- Updated: August 28, 2016
DETROIT — The Tigers had a lot of issues with home-plate umpire Mike Everitt’s strike zone Saturday night. The Tiger with seemingly the biggest reason to complain had some of the fewest words for the umpire.
James McCann admitted he said a few things to Everitt after taking a called third strike on a Brett Oberholtzer pitch below the knees, but that they weren’t the kind of words that would have prompted an ejection. As a catcher, he has to think about his pitcher’s strike zone as much as his own as a hitter.
“I personally like to keep an open line of communication. That’s what I try to do,” McCann said Sunday. “I do my darnedest to not say something over the course of an at-bat that’s going to affect my pitchers. But also, I realize that calls that are going for them, I’m going to want my pitchers to get that call. So I guess as a catcher, you do have to watch your mouth a little bit more, because you are back there. An outfielder can say something.”
In other words, the strike at the knees Everitt was calling Saturday night could …
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